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OUR HEROES. 

A MILITARY PLAY, IN FIVE ACTS. 
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A GRAND TRANSFORMATION TABLEAU. 



BY JOHX B. REXAULD, 

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86. Lady of Lyons, play, 5 acts 12 

72. Lame Excuse, farce, 1 act 4 



A GRAND MILITARY ALLEGORY. 



OUK HEKOES. 

IN FIVE ACTS, 
EIGHT ALLEGORICAL TABLEAUX AND TEN GRAND PICTURES, 



INCLUDING 



A THRILLING TRANSFORMATION TABLEAU. 



TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 



A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTUMES — CAST OF THE CHARACTERS — EN- 
TRANCES AND EXITS RELATIVE POSITIONS OF THE PER- 
FORMERS ON THE STAGE, AND THE WHOLE 
OF THE STAGE BUSINESS. 



By JOHN B. RENAULT), 

Author of " Struck Blind" " Pablo," etc., etc. 



Time and Place — -The Southern JIebellion. 



NEW YORK: 

ROBERT M. DE WITT, PUBLISHER, 

No 33 Rose Street. 

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by John B. JLIenauld, 

Edwin A. Perry, and Geohge B Squires, in the office of the 

Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



2 OUE HEROES. \ 

CHARACTEBS.' 

UNION. 

Wild Dan (Dan Sanford, a Scout, afterwards Captain U. 

S.V.) 

Harry Woodruff (Color Bearer, afterwards Colonel TJ. S. V.). 

Mr. Woodruff (his Father, a Civilian) 

J;.'ck Woodruff (Harry's Brother, afterwards Captain) 

Benny Simmons (a Yankee, afterwards Sergt. Simmons).... 

Capt. Grey (a Union Prisoner in Saulisbury) 

Dr. Bolus (Stay-at-home Patriot and a " Cripple ") 

Mr. Stewart (the Village Banker) 

Timothy O'Brien (a Milesian, true to his adopted country;.. 
Carl Schmidt (a native of the beautiful Rhine, and the 

Bunkmate of Timothy O'Brien) 

Jeff (A ICook) 

Pompey (a colored Citizen) 

Officer (commanding Troops at departure, etc., afterwards 

General) 

Orderly Sergeant 

Father Tom (an old Refugee) 

Clergyman 

Rev. Amasa Goodkincl 

Alice Stewart (the Banker's Daughter) 

Mehitable (Hired Help, Benny's Sweetheart) 

Mrs. Woodruff (Harry's Mether) 

Mrs. Sanford (Dan's Wife) 

Little Mary (Dan's Child) 

REBEL. 

Richmond Magruder (afterwards Captain C. S* A.) 

Rebel Scout (Bearer of the Dispatches) 

Reuben Scrubbs (afterwards Corporal) 

Dick 

Rebel Officer 

Rebel Sergeant 

Rebel Guard (Saulisbury prison) 

Hon. John Bragg > . . * 

Ladies, Children, Volunteer Troops, Citizens, Rebel Soldiers, Prisoners, etc. 



SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS. 
Act I.— BREAKING OUT OF THE WAR. 

SCENE 7.— The Village Banker's Home. The Patriot's Council. Tim 0'Brien ,! > 
opinion of the Secessionists. Harry Woodruff Volunteers. Our Country Cousin's 
debut -" Yours, truly." Dr. Bolus, the stay-at-home patriot. Love and Labor. 
Richmond Magruder's Love. Alice Stewart's Loyalty. Scene 11. — Mehitable in 
Search of Benny. Scene. 111. — Enlisted. Parental Sacrifice and Devotion to the 
Union. A Mother's Injunction : " Meet the foe ; help carry our dear flag to victory. 
* * * Honor ever awaits the true soldier." Scene IV. — Africa on the War Path. 
Tripped Up. Benny " a-going for a Soldier." " Yours, truly." Scene V.— Presen- 
tation of the Flag to the Regiment. Alice Stewart's Caution to Harry as an old 
Schoolmate. True Love's Dawning. Benny and Mehitable. Magiuder Receives 
his Answer, and Discloses his Treason. Alice Spurns the Traitor; the Latter's 
Threats : " I'll fight for the South, and ere long, a flag, wrought by bauds as fair 



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Trill be presented to me." Departure of the Regiment. MOTHER AND SON 
Tableau: A ftlOTIIElt'S OiTEROG TO LIBERTY. 

Between Scenes 5th and Qth, a lapse of one month occurs. 

Scent VI. — Scrubh's Opinion of the Yankees. Scene Vll. — Hon. John Bragg as a 
• Fire-eater. Magruder in the South. Wild Dan's Answer. The Rebels Threaten to 
Hang Him. " Hold your Hosses." Dan's Unionism. " Oh, would that the 
Heavens might open and show you your country's flag ! " Tableau : T2BE 
GODDESS OF LIBEKTY. u The proud banner of Liberty ! The flag that 
wis never carried to defeat— don't raise your hands against its sacred folds. Be- 
ware ! the North rises like one man!" Transformation Tableau : 
THE RISING OF TS-IE NORTH. " Armies after armies will come down 
upon you ! Legions of good men and true, who will fight like tigers, and never 
cease battling till the old flag is restored to its unsullied purity ! " 

Act II.— IN THE FIELD. 

SCENE /.— Tlic Union Camp at Reveille. Morning Roll Call. Ire- 
land and Germany. Carl's Droobles. The Army Breakfast. Company Drill. Benny 
Simmons and his "raw recruits." Seen", II. — The Union Scout Driven from 
Home. Scene III. — The Old Refugee's Plight. Burning of his Hut on the 
Mountain. Waylaid and Robbed. Wild Dan to the Rescue. DEATH IN THE 
MOONLIGHT. The Flag. Grand Picture: THE SILENT OATH. Scene 
IV. — Cripple and Lover. A Lover's Strategy Unavailing. Scene V. — Home of 
Alice. Meeting of the Lovers. Departure of Alice on her Mission of Charity : 
"If I can but succeed in making one poor soldier's last hour comfortable, I shall 
feel that I have done something to be proud of " Scene VI. — The Scouts. Pursued. 
Dan on the Trail. Scene Vll. — " Hold your hosses." Struggle for the Dispatches. 
Wild Dan Overpowered. Rebel Justice: "I'm going to shoot you like a dog." 
"Ready!" "Aim!" Assistance at Hand. The Tables Turned. THE UNION 
SCOUT'S VICTORY. Tableau: EJI ANCIPATION. 

Act III.— THE BATTLE. 

SCENE J.— Union Camp-Ground. Tim and Carl Disagree. Benny 
Simulates. " Yours, truly." Carl's Droobles Again. Wild Dan as a Peace-maker* 
The Report of the Scout. " You may have saved the army from total defeat." 
Scene //.-The Picket ffJnc. Carl Walking Post. « ; The putiful rain." Ap- 
proach of Danger. Narrow Escape of Jeff. Scene III. — Magruder and his Blasted 
Hopes. Villainy's Plotting. Alice Heard of. M agruder's Dark Resolve. Scene 
IV. — Grand Battle Scene. Advance of the Union Troops. Meeting of the 
Armies, Desperate Struggle for the Colors. Jack Woodruff's last Blow. Rescue 
of the Colors by Harry Woodruff. GRAND CHARGE. Ta.nlea.uS 
VICTORY. 

Act IV. -THE BATTLEFIELD-SAULISBURY. 

SCENE I— The ISattlefieM by Moonlight. Magruder Among the 
Wounded. Tim O'Hrien's Noble-heartedness. The Army Nurses. ABDUCTION 

OF ALICE. Attempted Rescue. Captured. " Yours, truly." " Yours, dru 

nary a dime." Scene //.—Wild Dan's Generous Resolve. Scene III— From the 
Battlefield to Sauiisbury Prison Pen. Dying of Hunger and Thirst. The Rebel's 
Proposal. '* Take back your bread— death a thousand times rather than turn traitor 
to my country." Sharing a Crust of Bread. Jack Woodruff's Thoughts of Home. 
Tableau: THE LOVED OXES AT IBO.TIE. The Dead Line. The 
Fatal Shot. DEATH OF THE BRAVE. Tableau S THE CLOWN- 
ING OF THE AUIERICAN SOLDIER. Scene IV.— Jeff's War Expe- 
rience. Benny Hears of the Capture of Alice. Plan for her Rescue. Scene V. — 
The Rebel Camp. The Dream of a Guilty Conscience. The Prisoner's Scorn for 
Proffered Love. Wiid Dan ou tho Look-out. The Last Appeal. Insult to the old 



4: OTTB, HEROES. 

Flag. A Brave Girl's Heroism. THE MOUNTAIN. Danger of Alice. THE 
PRECIPICE. Timely Arrival of Dan. Grand Picture : RESCUE. 

Act V.— PATRIOTISM'S BE WARD. 

SCENE I. — Bummers on a Foraging Expedition. i he Clergyman's Sermon. 
"Poru.se, gentlemen, peruse." The Contrast. Outwitted llebels. Benny's Idea 
and consequent Prisoners. Scene II. — The Army Homeward Bound. The Ger- 
man's Song. Scene III. — Jeff's Return. Col. Woodruff's Trunk. Pompey En- 
trapped. Dan after his Darlings. Scene IV.— HOME AGAIN. Alice and her 
Father. Tlie Soldier's ESridc. Scene V.— On Crutches. Jeff, Carl, and Tim 
O'Brien. The Latter's Conundrum. Scene VI. — The Church. Villainy's Dastardly 
Purpose. Return of the Regiment. Benny "pops" the Question. Alice and 
Harry. THE WEDDING. Attempted Murder. Wild Dan on Hand. Retribu- 
tion. DEATH OF MAGRUDER. True Love's Reward. Dan and his Family. 
Peace and Happiness. Grand and Impressive Tableau I OUR HE- 
ROES' TRIUMPH. 



SCENIC PLOT. 



ACT I. — Scene 1st. Sitting-room in Mr. Stewart's residence, in fourth ; sofa, chairs, 
etc. — richly furnished ; door at back. Scene 2d.— Street in first. Scene 3d.— 
Interior of Farm House, in third, modestly furnished. Scene 4th. — Street in 
first. Scene 5th. — Landscape (or Village Square), in fifth (full stage).— Scene 
6th. — Wood in first. Scene 7th. — Landscape in fifth (full stage), barrel near 
l. 4 e. 

ACT II. — Scene 1st. — Camp scene — tents ; camp-fire near r. u. e. ; kettles of cof- 
fee over fire ; arms stacked at doors of tents, etc. ; (full stage). Scene 2d.— 
Landscape in third ; exterior of hut, or Farm House, at r. 2 e. Scene 3d. — 
Moonlight landscape (full stage), set rocks, etc. Scene 4th. — Street in first. 
Scene 5th. — Parlor in third; door and windows at back ; sofa, tables, chairs, 
etc. ; train of cars seen in the distance — where train is not available, a train 
whistle should be heard when called for in the dialogue. Scene 6th. — Wood in 
first. Scene 7th. — Landscape (full stage), set rocks, etc. 

ACT III. — Scene 1st. Camp scene, as Scene 1st., Act II. , Scene 2d.— Opened land- 
scape in third ; rain. Scene 3d. — Wood in Second ; rock at l. u. e. Scene 
4th— Moonlight landscape, (same as Scene 3d., Act II). Moonlight not used. 

ACT IV. — Scene 1st. Same as Scene 4th, Act 3d (with moonliuht). Scene 2d. — 
Wood in first. Scene 3d. — Landscape at back ; prison stockade across stage in 
third; sunlight. Scene 4th. — Wood in first. Scene 5th — llun to third from 
back of stage at l. ; Precipice at r. of run, opposite l. 4 e.: tent flat at it. 2 
e. ; tent flats at l. 

ACT V. — Scene 1st. Wood in second. Scene 2d. — Landscape in fourth ; tent at r. 
2 e. ; camp-fire in centre. Scene 3d.— Street in first. Scene 4th. — Parlor in 
Mr. Stewart's residence, richly furnished, in third. Scone 5th.— Same as Scene 
3d. Scene 6th. — Landscape (full stage) ; Exterior of church at l., with door at 
r. 3 E. ; flag staff at l. u. e. 
B5f Dark stage for all Tableaux. 



COSTUMES. 

Wild Dan (30 years). Act I.— Broad-brimmed slouch hat, and long, curly hair ; 
long homespun, brown or gray, coat, or an Indian trapper's coat, with fringe, 
etc. ; pants, inside of boot-legs, of same material as coat ; neck bare ; shirt of 
dark color, with wide collar, arranged over the coat collar, so as leave the front 
partially open, and expose the upper portion of the chest. Act II — Same as 
Act T„ Act III. — Confederate dress. Cray cap, a long gray coat, belt and pis- 
tols—the coat should go down to boot-lops, so as to hide pants and blue blouse ; 
when the gi iy c >at i s thrown oif, it rovoalsthe blur blouse and pants. Act IV. -~ 



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Scenes 2d and 4th.— Blue scout's dress, as revealed in the 3d Act. In first part 
of Scene 5th. — Confederate disguise; when he appears for the rescue disguise 
should be thrown off. Act V.— U. S. A. captain's uniform. 

Harry Woodruff (24 year.s). Act I. — Scene 1st. — Civilian's dress, such as a farm- 
er's son would wear. Scene 3d. — U. S. A. fatigue uniform, with sergeant's stripes. 
Acts II. and III. — Lieutenant's uniform. Act IV. — Captain's uniform. Act V. 
—Colonel's uniform. 

Mr. Woodkuff (GO years). — Farmer's best dress. Black or brown coat and panta- 
loons, Kossuth hat, high coilar and wide black tie ; white wig. For Act V., add 
white gloves. 

Jack Woodruff (30 years). Act I. — U. S. A. fatigue uniform. Act III. — Captain's* 
uniform. Act IV. — Tattered and torn pantaloons and shirt. 

Blnny Simmons (25 years). Act I.— Scene 1st. — Farmer's field dress; a little eccen< 
trie, if desired. Scene 5th. — U. S. A. uniform. Act II. — U. S. A. sergeant's uni- 
form, till end of play. 

Capt. Giiky (30 years).— Similar dress to that of Jack Woodruff in prison scene. 

Dr. Bolus (35 or 40 years). --Black felt hat, black coat and pantaloons. 

Mb. Stewart (50 years). Gray wig. Act I.— Neat business suit. Act II. — Same as 
Act I. Act V. — Fashionable black dress-coat and pants, white vest, white 
gloves. 

Tim O'Brien (25 years). Act I.— Scene 1st. — Red wig. Short jacket, black or brown 
cap ; joant i loons inside of boot-tops. Scene 5th. — Red wig, and eccentric U. S. 
A. uniform, till last scene of play, when he should re-appear in civilian's dress, 
with the exception of pants (which should be army pants), and on crutches. 

Carl, (25 years). — Misfitting U. S. A. uniform all through the play. 

Jeff. Act I — ScenR 4th. — Oid silk hat, misfitting black coat and pants, large re J 
tie, and blue vest ; walking cane. Any amount of brass jewelry. Scene 5th, 
till last scene of the play.— Blue blouse and pants, and civilian's hat. In last 
scene of the play, same dress as in Act I., Scene 4th. 

Pomp is y. — Shabby farm-hand dress. Pantaloons in boot-tops ; a whip. 

Ofeicer. Act I.— Colonel's Uniform. Act III. — General's uniform. 

Old Refugee (65 years).— Broad-brimmed slouch hat, gray preferable, long home- 
spun coat and pants, of dark color. White wig. 

Refugees.— Dress to correspond with that of Old Refugee. 

Clergyman (45 years). — Long hair. Long coat and silk hat ; no beard. The dress 
and hair of a dark color, would be more appropriate. 

Rev. Amasa Goodkind. — Plain black dress. 

Prisoners, in Saulisbury.— Ragged dress. 

Alice Stewart (20 years). Act. I — Scene 2d.— Handsome and rich home dress.— 
Scene 5th. — Elegant walking dress. Act II. — Plain travelling suit. Act IV.— 
Army nurse dress. Act V. — Rich wedding dress. 

Mrs. Woodruff (60 years).— Plain black country home dress. White wig. 

Mrs. Sanford (30 years). Act II.— Modest homespun dress. Act V. —Black ala* 
paca dress ; no silks if possible. 

Little Mary (10 years). Act II.— Homespun dress, Act, V.— White dress. 

Meritable (2^ years).— Plain country dress- odd in color and style, if desired. 

Goddkss of Liberty. — White dress ; sash, cap, etc. 

Richmond Magruder(25 years). Act I.— Scenes 2d. and 5th.— Fashionable broad' 
cloth suit, white vest,- silk hat, dark colored gloves. Scene 7th.— Rebel captain'^ 
uniform. Act 5th.— Civilian disguise. 

Reuben Sckubbs (25 years). Act I. — Scenes 6th and 7th — Rebel private's uniform 
— afterwards, add corporal's stripe. 

Hon. John Bragg (50 years). — Gray wig,— Homespun dress, coat and pantaloons— 
large black tie, and high collar, and grtfy slouch hat ; large red handkerchiefs 
spectacles. 

Rebel Officer, Sergeast, Guard, and Dick. — In Confederate uniforms to con' 
form with their respective ranks. 



O OUR HEROES. 

PROPERTIES. 

ACT I.— A Portmanteau ; two letters ; two knapsacks ; a dusting brush ; a whip ; 
a rich U. S. fits ; a barrel ; a Rebel flag- ; thirty-two shields and spears. 

ACT II. — Two camp kettles; tin cups and plates; a lar-e bone ; a pack of cards ; 
stage money ; a blanket (army); tin basins; pipes; 6 U. 8. fatigue blouses 
and caps^; a six-foot staff; a bunting U. S. flag; two band-boxes; a small 
satchel ; a letter in envelope ; a roll of paper for dispatches ; a small rope, 6 ft. 
long ; shackles. 

ACT III. — Two camp kettles; stage money; a tin basin; a jack-knife ; roll of 
paper for dispatches ; a small whistle ; a torn U. S. flag, guns, caissons, etc. 

ACT IV. — Broken caissons ; upturned guns ; muskets; cartridge-boxes; canteens, 
etc. ; a stietcner ; a pail ; crusts of black bread ; a loaf of fresh bread ; a bunt- 
ing U. S. flag. 

ACT V. — Fowls of all kinds, hams, vegetables, etc.; a bottle labelled " Old live 
Whiskey " ; a plain black bottle; canteens ; an old white hat ; a long linen 
duster ; a pack of cards ; a carpet bag ; a small trunk ; a pair or crutches ; a 
bowie knife. 

NOTES. 

In Act I., when the dimensions of the stage, or any other cause, precludes the 
possibility of representing the Transformation Tableaux, the first part of it — " The 
Goddess of Liberty," may be omitted ; but " The Rising of the North " should begin 
where marked in the text. 

In Act II., immediately preceding the company drill, a fancy or bayonet drill 
may be introduced. 

In the Battle Scene, two pieces of artillery may be introduced just after the retreat 
of the Union skirmish line, taking care to have one piece cnj lured by the Union 
troops, and leaving the other for the stage setting of Scene 1st, Act IV. 

In A.ct IV., when scenery for the Precipice cannot be secured — substitute a wide 
bridge across back of stage, behind set rocks. 

To give increased effect to the B ittle Scene, imitation bomb-shells should be used. 

The seene of "The Battlefield by moonlight, " cannot be complete without wound- 
ed and dead soldiers personators. 



TO TEE PUBLIC. 



In a play designed to picture the most thrilling and patriotic events of our civil 
war, to be true to history, and, at the same time entertaining, when these same 
events have so often been recited to the reading public, is a difficult task. On the 
other hand, the perplexity is aggravated by the almost endless acts of heroism per- 
formed by the Union soldiers, in their efforts to check and conquer a rebellion as 
desperate in its stru-gle as it was wicked in its aim. The author must pause before 
thenumber of their sacrifices and deeds of bravery, as well as before the fiendish 
modes of persecution invented by the Confederates, which furnish the subject of the 
darkest page of their history. The limited space of a drama permits of the introduc- 
tion of but few of them, but these should be selected with a right sense of the public 
taste. Patriotism, which so filled our volunteers' hearts; bravery, which so char- 
acterized their warfare ; self-sacrifice, which was their constant virtue ; and suffer- 
ing, which was their inevitable lot, as w T ell as the heroism and self-abnegation of our 
women, which so often gladdened the hearts of the soldiers, and cheered them on to 
further deeds of valor — should find a place in a play founded on the events of the late 
war, however slight the reference may be. At the same time, the humorous side of 
the Union camp-iife should be portrayed, — to omit that, would be to imply that it 
was all cheerless, while the fact is, that many a mirthful hour was spent around the 
camp-fire and soup-kettle. 

In " Our Heroes " it has been endeavored to m°et these requirements. Let the 
public judge. If it teaches a patriotic lesson, it will have accomplished its mission. , 

JOHN" B. RENAULD, 
GEORGE B. SQUIRES, 
EDWIN A. PERRY, 

Sole Proprietors, 
i EDWIN A. PERRY, 
GEORGE B. SQUIRES, 

Comrades, G. A. R., Managers. 

Address : Managers " Our Heroes," 

Care of Irwin &, Sons, 

43 Wall Street, New York City. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. 

The play of '* Our Heroes " has been duly copyrighted according to law, and all 
parties are cautioned against performing the same without the consent of the pro- 
prietors thereof : John 13. Renauld, Edwin A. Perry, and Geo. B. Squires. 



OUR HEROES. 



ACT I. 



SCENE I. — Residence of Mr. Stewart, the village banker; richly fur- 
nished. Door at back. 

Mr. Stewart, Mr. Woodruff, Dr. Bolus, and numerous other Guests, 
discovered shaking hands. Some are seated. 

Mr. Stewart. The news is bad, indeed ; but what can we do ? If a 
brother turns traitor and strikes the first blow, must we stand aside and 
give him full sway of the land wherein to perpetuate his rebellious de- 
signs 1 

Mr. Woodruff. I say, no ! Let every man of us join in the defence 
of our country. 

Dr. Bolus. Now, friends, you're in too much of a hurry ; don't get 
excited. These Southerners you talk about, were going to shoot Lin- 
coln if we elected him, but they didn't do it. They fear us. {egosiically 
strutting, and displaying agility) Don't be ahirmed. And then, why do we 
interfere] The ; - Wide Awakes " — the young men — should do all the 
fighting. 

Mr. S. But we must take the initiative in this matter, and complete 
the organization of our regiment at once. If we must stay to care for 
our wives and daughters, we can, at least, give our money to help or- 
ganize our sons to do battle for the old flag. 

Dr. B. My son is going, {aside) To sell hay for the army. 

Mr. W. But, say, Doctor, won't you go 1 

Dr. B. I can't — what would become of my patients 1 Besides, I am 
a cripple, {limps) and 

Mr. W. Rather suddenly, Doctor. Eh? 

Dr. B. Oh, no ! I've been a cripple since I was a baby ; but it only 
comes on violently when the weather is bad. 

Mr. W. And when the country is in danger. 

Dr. B. Mr. Woodruff, your remarks are not pleasant. 

Mr. S. Come, friends, we must not quarrel here. There will be plenty 
of that to do down South. 

Mr. W. All right, Mr. Stewart; but what I say here, I'll back up 
down there, if need be. As long as me and my boj T s live, Old Abe won't 
go a-begging for volunteers. 

Enter Harry and Tim, at back. 

Mr. S. ('o Harry and Tim). Good morning, gentlemen; you are 
most welcome, We were talking about volunteers for our regiment 
which departs in a few days. 



8 OTTR HEROES. 

- Harry. A noble move in the right direction, Mr. Stewart. (Mr. 
Woodruff rubs his hands with glee.) 

Mr. S. And will you join 7 

Har. Certainly I will. 

Mr. W. 1 told you he would, (rubs his hands with increased force.) 

Har. No young man should refuse to offer his life for the protection 
of our dear country. Only a coward or a traitor would do so. We 
should stand firm through the storm and remain true to the constitution 
of our forefathers. Honor to the man who inherits such patriotism, for 
it is with such men that we can uphold the honor and integrity of our 
country, redeemed from thraldom by him whose name is immortal — 
Washington ! 

Mr. W. (grasps Harry's hand). Well said, my brave boy — well said ! 
Those words make me happy. God will bless you for them. Your 
brother Jack writes that he is coming to join the regiment too. 

Tim O'Brien. Yes, Mr. Shtewart, and if yez want me, ye can have me. 
Faith, put me name down this blessed minit. Ameriky is only me 
adopted country, but I'll fight for her— yes, give her the last dhrop of me 
blood. 

Mr. S. You're a brave boy, Tim. 

Tim. Shure, and it isn't in the O'Briens to be cowards — they're always 
ready to lick a durty blackguard, and thim rebels are blackguards, to 
try to brake up this country. Ough ! Gorry ! bad luck to thim any 
way ! (retires up.) 

Dr. B. (aside). It don't hurt an Irishman to get killed. 

'Enter Benny Simmons, at bach; carries a bag. Takes a chair from Dr. 
Bolus, who is about to sit on it. and sits down ; Dr. Bolus on the floor, 
is assisted zip by some of the Guests. Benny places bag and hat near 
chair. 

Mr. S. Why, Benny ! Good morning ! 

Benny. Yours truly, uncle. 

Mr. S. What brings you here so unexpectedly ? 

Dr. B. (angrily). Why did you — why 

Ben. Take a rest, old mortar and pestle manipulator, (to Mr. Stew- 
art) You want to know what brought me here ? Shank's mare and the 
war, by the 'tarnal ! 

Mr. S. (grasping his hand). Nephew, do you mean to say that you've 
come here to join the boys who are going to fisht the rebels? 

Ben. I mean to say that I'm a-going to take a hand in cooking the 
goose of this 'ere secesh business. 

Mr. S. Nephew, you are a brave fellow ; and I can assure you, that 
when old men are wanted, I will go willingly. 

Ben. (rising and shaking his uncle's hand). Uncle, you're a brick! 

Mr. S. (naively and doubtingly). No? 

Ben, You're tougher 'n cheap beefsteak. Uncle, look me in the eye ; 
do I look skeered ? 

Mr. S. Not in the least. 

Ben. You bet. Then I'll 'list, and fight them 'tarnal rebels. Put my 
name down for a 

Mr. S. A captain 1 

Ben. No, sir ; nary a time. Put me down for a private. I can fight 
for and win a captaincy, but ain't a-going to beg it. 

Mr. S. Well, come, we must prepare for the departure of the regi- 
ment, when the colors are to be presented 



ACT I. 9 

Dr. B. [ have a few patients to visit; so you will excuse me to our 
friends, if I aru not present. 

Mit. W. {''side). Anything to get out of it. 

Har. Lei us see that every able-bodied man responds to your call, 
gentlemen. 

Ben. {to Harry, grasping his hand). Yours, truly. 

Mr. S. Come, friends, let us proceed to the Town Hnll to complete 
our work of organization. 

Omheb. Yes, yes. 

[All exit at back — Tim and Benny last — meeting in door. 

Enter Mehitable, at r., with a duster in one hand, and a letter in the other. 

Mehitable [going about dusting). Wall, now, we're going to have war, 
and a big one, too. Them rebels are bound to break up this country. 
Are they, though ? Wall, I guess they won't. I 11 go down there my- 
self, and thrash 'em to a jelly, before they'll do it, the nasty things ! Let 
me see what my Benny has got to say about it. By the by, he ought to 
be here to-day. 1 ain't seen him for a whole week. \read% letUr) " Mehit." 
[speaks) That's me. {reads) "As they say in yaller-kivered books, ' Love, 
I'm coming.' " {speaks) Benny must have been drinking, to write such 
nonsense, {reads) " And I'm going down South to whip them ; tarnal 
rebels." (speaks) I guess he kin jest do it. He ain't skeered of anything. 
I don't like the idea of losing my Benny ; but, then, he may be a Kernel 
— oh! me. Jest think of it — Mrs. Kernel Benjamin Franklin Simmons. 
Wouldn't I put on airs, though 1 (looking off at r.) Here comes Miss 
Alice and her beau— the sick loviers. If there's anything in the world I 
despise it's a lovier that's always sighing like this, (sighs) or puts on a 
face like this, as though he was going to cry. Here they come — two is 
company, but three is a crowd — that's what Benny says when we're in 
the garden 'alone. I guess he's right — so I might as well vamose. 

[Exit, l. 

Enter Alice, holding letter in her hand, and Richmond, r. 2 e. 

Richmond. Well, you do not mean to keep me in suspense until the 
war is over \ It may last for years. 

Alice. Then I may keep you waiting for years. 

Rich, i ou are cruel. May I hope that your decision will be altered 
before that time % 

Alice. I cannot tell the future ; but my intention is to devote my days 
to the cause of my country. If I cannot carry a musket, I can, at least, 
do my best to cheer on the brave boys who go forth to stake their lives 
as the price of a re-united country. 

Rich. I admire your patriotism, (aside) I hate it. 

Alice. Will you not join the army ? 

Rich. It is my intention to do so. Yet, Miss Stewart listen to me, 
do nor refuse me— at least, give me hope. My love for you is soul-deep ; 
your image fills my thoughts when 1 awake ; in my sleep, it is the angel 
of my dreams. 

Aj.ice. You forget that I owe my utmost obedience to my father. 

Rich. He will not oppose your choice, I know. 

Alice. Besides, time is a wonder-worker, and with it the deepest love 
sometimes changes into indifference. 

Rich. With me it could not be so. I w T ould be your slave. 

Alice. But give me time to reflect — a woman may not know her own 
heart at a moment's notice. 



10 OUR HEROES. 

RrcH. Then I may hope 1 

Alice. It is a faint heart that despairs, yet I would not say hope. 

Rich, {aside). All hope is not lost, (aloud) Will you permit me to escort 
you to the departure of the regiment 1 

Alick {hesitating). Y — yes, sir. 

Rich. Then good morning. 

Alice. Good morning, sir. (retires to rights reading letter she held in her 
hand on entering.) 

Rich, (aside). I'll try devotion, still. [Exit at back. 

SCENE II.— ^4 Street. 

Mehitable (outside). I'll be back in a minit. I'm only going to the 
Town Hall. 

Enter, l., hurriedly, putting on shawl and bonnet. 

That Benny has been to the house — I know he has, for I found his port- 
mantoo outside the door of the sitting-room ; and he didn't see me — he 
went down to the Town Hall. I'm going down there, too, and I'll give 
him a piece of my mind— he's jest like all the rest of the men, full of 
promises, but never comes up to time. Didn't he swear he'd lose his 
star that lost its glim— slimmer, or something like that — anyway, it was 
something fearful he'd lose before he'd forget me ; and now he comes 
here and don't even try to see me, but runs off with the rest to join the 
regiment. Now, suppose I'd make love to sum of them saucy feKows in 
the village, would he like it ? Wall, I guess not — I guess he'd get up 
sum kind of a funeral ; but I'm after him — 1 won't get up a funeral, but 
I'll make him think there's a powerful dance a-going on about him. 

[Exit, r. 
SCENE III. 

Home of Mr. Woodruff, modestly furnished. Mrs. Woodruff in a chair, 
Mr. Woodruff near her ; Jack speaking to her, and Harry packing 
his knapsack at back, discovered. 

Mrs. Woodruff (to Jack). Ah! my son, little do you know of the 
sorrows that fill a mother's heart at such a parting as this. 

Mr. W. Come, cheer up, old 'ooman ! The boys are only going to do 
their duty. 

Jack. Yes, mother ; and we won't be away long. Every able-bodied 
man in this town should turn out to fight the rebels. My dear wife 
bade me God speed, although it was hard for her to give me up, while 
the little darlings clungi to me in tears. 

Mrs. W. God will guard and bless your darlings. You are right, 
those bad men should be punished. 

Jack. Punished ! Every one of them should be 

Mrs W. (stops him). Do your duty, Jack, and God will not abandon 
you. 

Jack. I will, mother ; your good counsels shall not be forgotten, and 
I'll never abandon my country as long as she needs me. (retires up, to 
pack his knapsack. ) 

Har. {comes doivn). Here I am. My knapsack's ready, and I must 
go, or the regiment will leave without me. 

Mrs. W. Then you, too, must leave me ! (weeps ) 

Har. Come, dear mother ; dry your eyes. You would not wish me 
to stay — to forsake my country, in this, the hour of her great peril ? 

Mrs. W. Ask you to stay 1 No, Harry ; I say, go ! meet the foe — 



ACT I. 11 

help carry our dear flag to victory ! It is hard for me to part with you 
— I fear my heart will break ; but no, it will not — a mother's heart 
must live for the children who volunteer in the defence of their country's 
honor. 

Har. Noble words, mother dear ; and I shall ever cherish them in 
my hearl. (Mr. Woodruff and Jack come doivn) Oh, mother ! I shall 
never find love like yours — never find so true a friend. And you, fath- 
er, how dearly I'll remember you. 

Jack. And so will I, father. 

Mr. YV. Take my blessing, my boys — I — T 'hides his tears.) 

Mrs. W. Come closer, my children, and listen to me. 1 shall not be 
near you to console and comfort you, but 1 will send many a prayer to 
God for the safety of the absent ones. Remember your duty to your 
country ; above all, never flinch in its performance. Honor ever awaits 
the true soldier. Take my blessing. (Harry and Jack kneel) May Ilejy- 
en watch over you and return you in safety to a mother's heart ; m ly 
He who traces our destinies, hasten the day when we can once more 
greet the flag of freedom, unfurling its broad stripes to the breeze, waft- 
ing the glad tidings of peace over our dear country, which owes its 
honor, its grandeur {rising) to Him alone ! (blesses her children as site looks 
up. Scene closes on Tableau ) 

SCENE IV.— A Street, 

Enter Jeff, l. 

Jeff. Golly, dis am a mighty thing— dis goin' to de war. Fightin' 
runs in my family. My gran'-fadder fell fightin' in the reb'lutionary 
struggle. I fell fightin' once — when I had de row with dat odder nig- 
ger. Golly, how that nigger did butt ! Ough ! 

Enter Pompey, r. 

Halloa, nigger, whar am you goin' to . 
Pompey. Goin' t Goin' to fight. 
Jeff. Ain't goin' to de war, is you 7 Eh ? 

Enter Benny, r., who listens. 

Pomp. Yes, I is. 

Jeff. Did de doctor examabine you; am you all right about de 
chawers ; eh ? 

Pomp. Yes. But say, JefF, what am de pill man gwine to do wid you ? 

Jeff Gwine to do wid me 1 He's dun gone dun it already. This ere 
pusson's gwine to be de — de — malufactrer of hard tack chowder for de 
troops; den I'se gwine to be prolongated to an ossifer. Golly, nigger, 
you's no whar. 

Pomp. You fight 1 Ough! You fight ? Hush, nigger, you wouldn't 
fight a flea ! 

Jeff. I'se gwine to fight de rebels, and when T get down dar, I'll 
shoot de fust man I meets, right fru de gizzard, and 111 be so brave that 
my name '11 be passed down to de generations of prosperity. Eh ! Gol- 
ly ! in de worch of 

Benny (tripping them up). Yours truly. 

Jeff. Don t ! Golly, Massa Benny, you's powerful strong in de foot ! 

Ben. Didn't mean to hurt you, Jeff; but the pesky doin's of them ar 
'tamal rebels have jest set my blood b'ilin' like ail possessed, and I jesfc 
feel like mashing somebody. 



12 OUll HEROES. 

Jeff. Well, please don't let the exuberiance of your — your — you 
know 1 

Bex. Oh, yes. I guess that's all right. 

Pomp. You might let a fellah know when you mean to knock him 
down. 

Ben. I will, the next time— but to-day I feel like all possessed. It's 
darn mean to leave Mehit jest as I was about to pop the question. 

Jeff. Mr. Simmons, Mehit's your gal? You's awful on gals. 

Ben. You're jest right, Jeff. Gals is sweeter than punkin pie. 

Jeff. Does you know, Mr. Simmons, dis ere cullud pusson was alius 
powerful on gals 1 Wunst I made love to another fellah's gal Ough ! 
as they say in the song — afore I could kiss her lily-white hand, that ar 
nigger jest went for my wool. 

Bkn. Now, hold on, Jeff; you're a-gettin' eloquent. You're a sweet- 
looking nigger to make love to a lily-white hand, (knocks his hat over his 
eyes) I guess 'most any gal would rather have the measles and the small- 
pox than have you. {going l ) Good-bye, Jeff — good-bye. Pompey. 

[Exit, l., singing. 

Pomp. Say, nigger, how's yer head ? 

Jeff. How's yer back ? Golly, what a gentle lubber he is. Pompey, 
dem fellahs all tink dere gals in lub wid dis 'ere cullud pusson. Dat 
cums from being good-looking. 

Pomp. Shut up, and come along. 

Jeff. All right, snoozer. [Both exit at r., singing. 

I'se gwine to jine de band — 

Oh ! de jub'lee am cum ; 
I'll take my sw — ord in hand — 
But I'll neber leave hum. 

SCENE V .—Landscape. 

Enter troops, L. u. E. Stage march. 

First Movement. 

Marching in two ranlss, at right shoulder shift arms (all movements to 
be made without doubling), by the flank, right in front. Enter 
L. u. E.; when left of company is uncovered, Col. commands, Break 
to the left in column of companies ! Capt. of Co. commands 1st 
Co. by the left flank, march! (the steps should be 'very short — a 
little 'more than %i mark time "). 2d and 3d Co.'s come on, executing 
same movement — head of column must preserve distance for com.' 
pany wheel. Col. commmids, Head of column to the left I Capt. 
of Co. commands, 1st Co left wheel, march ! when a full half wheel 
is made, Col. commands, 1st Co. by the right flank, by file left. 
Capt. of Co. repeats the order, 1st Co. by the light flank, by file 
left, march ! Exit, L. 1 E., reappearing, L. u. E , as at first. 
The instant the command march is given by Capt. of 1st Co., the 
Capt. of 2d Co commands, 2d Co , left wheel, march ! balance of 
movement of 2d and 3cZ Co.'s same as 1st Co. (The wheeling should 
be executed slowly, so that right of Co. wheeling shall not strike 
left of Co. passing off by the flank.) 

Second Movement. 
When head of column has reached opposite side of stage (i. e , from l. 



ACT I. 13 

U. E. to R. IT. E.), Col. commands, Break 1o the left in column 
of platoons ! Caj)t. of Co. commands, 1st platoon, by the left 
flank, march! SUp should be slow and careful. Guide left! 
(without guide crossing over). Commanders of 'Id platoons should 
be in rear of 1st platoons ; when the break is made to the left they 
can wait for their platoon to come vp, and execute same movement 
as 1st platoon. All orders by platoon com\lers should be loud and 
clear, not forgetting the " guide left. v When the column of six 
platoons is complete, Col. commands, Head of column to the left ! 
Comdr. of 1st platoon commands, 1st platoon, left wheel, march ! 
when half icheel is made, Forward, march ! almost in the same 
breath Col. commands again, Head of column to the left! 1st 
platoon executes another half wheel as before, which places them 
marching to rear of stage in column of platoons while rest are 
marching to front, repeating in succession orders and movements 
of 1st platoon. When the entire movement is completed, Col. 
commands, By platoons, by the right flank, by file left, march I 
(to head of line). File left, march ! 

Third Movement. 

When head of column has reached position, as in the tico previous 
movements, Col. commands, Break to the left in column of com- 
panies! Capt. of 1st Co. commands, 1st Co., By the lf\ flank, 
march ! 2d and 3d companies execute same movements as 1st Co. 
Care should be taken to preserve equal distance for companies— 
1st company just in front of 1st e., 2d Co. at 3d E., 3d Co. at 
TJ. E. Col. commands, By company, by the right flank, counter- 
march by file left, march ! When computed, Countermarch by 
file left, march ! When completed — By company, by file left, 
march ! To head of line, File left, march! When near L. 1 B., 
Fde left, march ! Same cot L. TJ. E. and R. U. E. 1st Co. on 
right of stage. 2d- at back. 3d at left. Col, commands. Battalion, 
Halt ! Front ! Right Dress! Front ! Order Arms ! Parade rest ! 

Enter young ladies, with flag carried by Alice, who is accompanied by Rich- 
mond, r. uk. They take their position at left of Colon kl, ivho is in 
centre, opposite and facing color sergeant — when Alice commences to 
speak, Colonel fees her. 

Alice {holding flag in her hand). "Friends, allow me to present you 
with this flag in the name of the ladies of this town. It has been 
wrought by their hands, and moistened with their tears. We cannot 
follow you — we cannot share with you the hardships of the march, or 
the dangers of tbe conflict — but our prayers go with you for your safe 
return ; and, with a deep sense of your heroism, we hopefully look to 
the future when through your bravery and self-sacrifice, this flag shall 
have been carried unsullied to victory, and brought back to your homes 
covered with glory — the harbinger of the blessings of a fruitful peace. 

Officer {commands). Attention, Battalion ! Shoulder arms ! Color 
sergeant! to the front. March! Halt! (Miss Stewart hands fag to 
Harry) Battalion, Present Arms ! {drums ruffe) Battalion, shoulder 
arms ! Order arms ! Parade rest ! (villagers gather around (he fag, and 
sing " Flag of the Free") On you, sergeant, devolves the duty of carrying 
this flag; and may the Regiment prove itself worthy of its ensign. 



14 OUR HEEOES. 

Harry (to Officer). Permit me to say a few words? 
Officer. Certainly. 

Har. Miss Stewart, and also the ladies of our beautiful town : — When 
away from you, during the great struggle we are about to enter upon, 
with the sound of contention in our ears, and the shout of liberty, min- 
gled with prayers to God ; on our lips, we, as American soldiers, will 
still remember that, at home, around the Northern firesides, are wives, 
daughters and sisters, whose love of country is deeply rooted in their 
heart's affections, and who stand before the world as examples of honor, 
patriotism, and virtue — the dearest treasures of a nation's love : and the 
thought will inspire us with new-born zeal in the performance of our 
duties as defenders of the dear old flag. 

Officer. Many heartfelt thanks, ladies, for your kind wishes, and 
this beautiful gift. We did not seek strife, but there is a point where 
insult passes the bounds of endurance, and the Southern people, who 
have so long nursed their hatred for us. will soon be bowed down in sor- 
row by the strong arm of an indignant people, turned against them by 
their own false ambition. Never will we rest till this foul rebellion is 
laid low in the dust ! Let our foes do their worst — they have sowed the 
wind, let them reap the whirlwind. Insult upon insult have they heaped 
upon us ; day after day provocations have followed each other without 
interruption, until forbearance ceases to be a virtue ; the day has come 
when we go, with sword in hand, to teach them lessons of loyalty to the 
proud banner they have insulted ; the banner before which haughty 
England's red cross went down in defeat ; the banner to which the world, 
gazing at us with admiration, paid the tribute of greatness; the flag 
around which has banded, for nearly a century, the mightiest, the freest 
people on earth ; but with that same flag to guide and cheer us on, we 
will battle and conquer — adding one more wreath to the crown of glory 
which is the heritage of the true American soldier ! (commands) Atten- 
tion, Battalion. Color sergeant, about face ! to your post. March ! 
Battalion, shoulder arms ! Right face ! Arms port ! Break ranks ! 
March ! 

Mr. W. (to Harry). Well, my boy, we must soon part. May God 
bless you and bring you back in safety ! 

Har. I trust we shall not be long separated ; I hope to return soon. 
Come what may, we shall restore our dear land to peace, or find a sol- 
dier's grave. (Mr. Woodruff goes up stage.) 

Rich, {approaches Alice ). Miss Stewart 

Alice. In a moment, sir. 

Har. (to Alice). I value highly the fortune which makes me the 
bearer of this flag received at your hands. Since we were schoolmates 
I have hoped for an opportunity to prove to you how much I -apprecia:o 
your good opinion, and now, going to battle for my native land, L will 
endeavor to so bear myself as to earn your esteem, wdiich has so long 
been the aim of my life. 

Alice. Guard it with caution ; for, while I shall glory in learning 
that it is carried to victory, I should deplore misfortune to its gallant 
bearer. 

Har. {embarrassed). But, see, Mr. M*agruder wishes to speak to you. 

Alice. I would rather speak with you. 

Har. Then, may I hope 1 

Alice. Yes. 

Rich, (approaching Alice). Miss Stewart,- may I (Alice walks off 

with Harry Aside) She slights me. So, so ! 

Bex. Now, Mehit^ don t forgit to write everyday. 

Mehit. No, Benny ; I won't forgit. You know I couldn't forgit you. 



ACT I. 15 

Bex. {seizing her hand). Yours truly, (they relive up) 

Rich, (goes to Alice). Miss Stewart, 1 wish to speak to you. 

Alice. What do you wish to say, sir 1 

Rich. You avoid me for 

Alice. Excuse me, sir; but why are you not in the ranks with those 
brave men ] 

Rich. My answer 1 

Alice, t have no answer to give. You should join the regiment and 
serve your country. 

Rich, (with passion). Then you have deceived me! But you shall 
pay dearly for it ! Since you demand that I shall become a soldier, I 
answer you — I will ! But not under that hated flag! I'll fight for the 
South, and ere long a scene, similar to this, will be enacted in a South- 
ern clime — where a flag, destined to be the rallying standard of this 
country, and wrought by hands as fair, will be presented to me. 

Alice. Traitor ! leave me. Your conduct leaves no doubt in my 
mind as to your honor! (raising her voice, and Villagers, etc., gathering 
round her) I despise a traitor ! The man who would thus side with rebels 
for love of gain, or self-aggrandizement, cannot be brave. Shame on 
you; to turn, like the viper, and sting the hand that warmed you into 
life. (Soldiers manifest great discontent. Assembly sounds.) 

Rich, (in rage, aside). Foiled ! But I'll be revenged. Curses on you 
all ! [Exit, l. 

Har. The bugle sounds. Good-bye, Alice ; I thank you for the en- 
couragement you have given me. Goocl-bye ! 

Alice. Good-bye, Harry. (Soldiers shake hands with Villagers. 
Battalion forms.) 

Officer (commands). Attention, battalion ! Shoulder arms ! Pre- 
sent arms ! Shoulder arms ! Battalion, right face ! Right shoulder 
shift! Forward, march! (Troops file off stage. Mus'c.) 

Har. > [as they pass their father and mother, fall out of the ranks, and 

Jack \ ^' lss them both). Good bye ! 

Mrs. W. Good bye, my sons, and may Heaven bless our cause ! 
(Harry gives a last look to Alice, an I rejoins ranks wdh Jack Tim and 
Jeff, at the end.) 

Tableau. — '•' A mother's offering to Liberty ! " Between this scene and the 
following one, a lapse of one month is supposed to oceur. 

- SCENE VI.— A Street. 

Enter Reuben Scrubbs and Dick, with muskets, l. 

Reuben Scrubbs. Come along, Dick ; the show 'li be over if w T e don't 
hurry up. 

Dick. Say, Reub. what do you think of the war as a fuss — I think it's 
going to be all powerful hot. 

Scrubbs Nonsense, it's going to be over in a short time. We'll have 
more fun than at a quilting party, or at a sugar boiling. 

Dick. 1 guess you're right, Reub. The Yankees can't fight like we 
uns. Eh 1 

Scrubbs. No, besides they haven't got enough men to send down here 
to whip us. 

Dick. That's what old John Bragg says, and I reckon he ought to 
know. 

Scrubbs. There ain't a more knowing man in all Missouri, (confiden- 
tially) Why, he told me the other day that the whole Northern and West- 
ern States are coming down to us. 



16 OUR HEROES. 

Dick. Coming down to us ? How ? To fight us, or help us ? 

Sckubbs. To help us, you cussed fool — and if they don't, a Southern 
man is worth two Yankees any day — that's what old John Bragg says, 
and I reckon he ought to know. 

Dick. The Yankees haven't got any guns, have they 1 

Scrubbs. Nothing but old flint locks. 

Dick. Have they got any war vessels ? Any money 1 

Scrubbs. No, neither war vessels nor money. Floyd and Jeff Davis 
took care of the money and the ships before they got through with them 
fellows in Washington. 

Dick. The Yankees don't know how to fight, do they ! they never 
done any gun fighting ? 

Scrubbs. No. It was the South who done the fighting in the Invo- 
lution, and licked the English and the Mexicans not long ago. 

Dick. Yes, and I'll bet we can do it again, with the Yankees added 
to them. Come, come, the show must be going on. [both exit, n.) 

SCENE V "II.— Wood in Missouri. 

ltcbcl Soldiers on right of stage facing left ; one company, with Scrubbs 
andDiCK on the right, at place rest with Magruder in front of centre. 
Wild Dan at l. 1 e. : Citizens on left of stage, huddled near 2d and 
'3d l. e. Ecu el flag held bg one of the ladies. Stump speaker on a bar- 
rel, opposite l. 3 e., just in front of crowd, addressing the soldiers, 
discovered. 

Hon. Jno. Bragg {on barrel). Friends ! Brothers in a sacred cause ! 
the hour has come ! we have met to avenge the insults offered by a 
cowardly foe to our State ! To protect our homes and our firesides ! 
To raise a wall of fire, if need be, around our wives and daughters ! To 
save them from the polluting touch of the ruthless invader ! To rally 
round our flag, " the Stars and Bars " — the emblem of Liberty, and of 
the South ! Is it necessary for me to recount to you all the causes that 
have driven our glorious country to this step 1 No ! I know it is not ; 
— the intelligence of the South knows that no other course is left us but 
to fiizht — if we are to deserve the name of men! And men we are — 
brave! true! freemen! Men of the South! Men who will meet the 
Yankee mudsills of the North, " with bloody hands, and welcome them 
to hospitable graves." Our country is, indeed, a blooming garden — but 
it shall be made a graveyard for Northern hirelings, ere we desert the 
fta y for which we have drawn our swords ! {takes flag and presents it to 
Richmond) I present this flag to this brave man who left the North to 
fight for his native State ; and may he guard it well ! 

Rich. Yes, friends ! I did leave the North, where I was engaged in busi- 
ness ; for, when the time came for nie to choose between the South and 
the North -between Liberty and Oppression — between this flag and the 
hated symbol of Northern fanaticism — I left every thing to come among 
you, and draw my sword in defence of my native Stat?. A few days 
before I left the North, I was present at a fla^ presentation — and be- 
cause 1 dared to speak my sentiments, and declare my sympathy for the 
South, I was hooted at and spurned ; but the cowards went no farther. 
I told them, then, that I should raise a regiment in the South — to which 
would be presented a flag wrought by fairer hauls, destined to be the 
emblem of Liberty throughout the worlj ! And I have kept my word ! 
Under this flag we will battle for the South, until we bring the cursed 
Yankees to our feet — pleading for mercy! But we'll grant no mercy ! 
Wnat say you, men 1 



ACT I. 17 

Soldiers. No ! No ! 

Rich. Now, boys ! Give a good cheer for Jeff Davis and the Southern 
Confederacy, (all yell. To Dan) What say you 1 Will you join us 1 

Dan. No, I won't ! 

Soldiers (starting, as if to leave the ranks). Hang him ! — string him 
up. 

Dan. Hold your hosses ! (to Richmond) 1 heered you say, just now, 
that no violence was offered you. Now don't go to hanging me, before 
I've opened my mouth. 

Rich. Go ahead, then ; but be brief. 

Dan. You want to fight the Yankees 1 — what for 1 what have they 
done to you 1 The Yanks never done you any harm. In your moun- 
tains or in your cities, they never troubled you. If the Southern people 
wanted bread, the Yankees, like brothers, would be the first to offer it 
to them. 

Soldiers. We don't want their bread. 

Dan {not noticing interruption). You're going to lick 'em, are you? 
Now, let me tell you it's going to be the toughest job you've undertaken 
in a long time. Don't you fight 'em — -there';; too many of 'em to make it 
comfortable— just lay down your arms and be brothers again. Go back 
to your homes and families and be contented under the dear old flag our 
fathers fought for ; and if any stranger dares to lift a finger against you, 
the Yanks will be the first to take your part But don't you fight 'em 
— don't you force 'em to fight you; for if you do, they'll come down on 
you like a hurricane, and sweep you off the face of the earth — carnage 
and blood will follow in their tracks— and where, now. all is peace, there 
will be nothing but desolation and ruin. This country ain't going to 
be divided, nohow — for God has made it the grandest country on the face 
of the earth ! Oh ! would that the heavens might open [seme opens — 
Tableau : "The Goddess of Liberty" with the JJ. S. flag) and show you 
your country's flag — the proud banner of Liberty ! the flag that was 
never carried to defeat! Don't raise your hands against its sacred folds ! 
Beware! The North rises like one man — (Transformation Tableau, show- 
ing children around the Goddess) Armies after armies will come down upon 
you! Legions of good men and true, {Transformation Tableau, showing 
soldiers — and completing the picture) who will fight like tigers, and never 
cease battling till the old flag is restored to its unsullied purity ! 

Grand Tableau — Curtain. 



ACT ir. 



SCENE I. — Landscape. Tents. Fire near 5th e. e., kettle over it. Reveille 
sounds. Enter Orderly Skrgkant, r. u. e., who goes from tent to 
tent calling. Jeff nodding over fire. 

When the company forms for roll call it should do so from r 3 e. to l. 3 e. 
— the same position should be observed by the company preparatory to 
starting for drill — the awkward squad on left of Co. Line for breakfast, 
should form with right resting near fire. 

Orderly. Turn out to Roll Call. 

Tim, Carl and Soldiers enter from tents right and left, and f rm line. 



18 OIJll HEllOES. 

Right dress, front, attention to roll call, (calls roll, bringing in the names 
of Sergeant Simmons, Tjm O'Brien and Carl. Commands) Right face! 
Break ranks ! March! [Exit, r. u. e. 

Some Soldiers converse ; some sit on the ground to amuse themselves ; others 
light their pipes and smoke. One or two exit and return with basins of 
water, and wash their hands and faces. Enter Lieut. Harry Wood- 
ruff, l. u. e., and comes down c. with Benny. 

Benny (grasps Harry's hand). Yours, truly. 

Harry. I start, to-day, for home, on a two weeks' furlough, and I 
want to say good-bye to you. Have you got any message to Mehitable '? 

Ben. What in thunder are you going home for 1 

Har. Alice is bent on coming down this way as a nurse, and I'm to 
be her escort. 

Ben. Oh ! you cuss, you ! How long has this thing been a-goin' on ? 

Har. What thing ] What do you mean ? 

Bex. Why, a making love to Alice Stewart. 

Har. Benny, you're crazy— I ain't making love to Alice. We were 
schoolmates, you know — and 

Ben. Schoolmates be darned ! Schoolmates'! Yours, truly ! Well, 
you would make a pretty pair of mates, that's so. All right, Harry. 
I'll go and write a letter to Mehit, and say that I've told you to kiss her 
for me ; but mind, don't you put in one for yourself — you and she wan't 
schoolmates, you know. 

Exit Harry, l. u. e., and Benny, into tent. Carl and Tim in centre , 

playing cards. 

Carl. You shust blay fair, und don't scheat. 

Tim. Ail right. It's wid the likes of ye I like to play fortj-five. A 
Dutchman play forty-five ! Gorra, bad luck to the Dutch ! 

Carl. Vat you say init de Dietch I 

Tim. Go on. Play your cards, and never mind the Dutch. 

Carl. Oh ! you be blaying foolishness mit me. 

Tim. Arrah ! git out. Is it the likes of yes talks about fooling ? Ah ! 
git out wid ye ! since I left the ould dart, I never met such a crayther as 
yerself. 

Carl. Is dot so 1 

Tim. Yes ! now mind your cards, and ye won't say I chated ye. I'll 
bet ye sivinty-five cints I bate ye this game. 

Carl. Vat's the matter mit you 1 

Tim. I can bate ye. 

Carl. Vat's dat? You blay fair of the cards mit me, und I vins. 

Tim. Sivinty-five cints ye don't. 

Carl. Dot's ail right, \aside) Dot Irishmans vas a humpug. 

Tim. Down wid the stamps, Dutchy. {they lay down money.) 

Carl. Of mine own gountry i vas a vine blayer. 

Tim. The divil you say ? Look out ! I've got the ace. 

Carl Dish vos von Irish games? 

Tim Yes, and I can bate you at it: look out — I've got the ace and 
the five fingers 

Carl. I got swei ace. But, mein Gott, vat is dat five fingers. Eh 1 
(t-xa mines his fingers?) 

Tim. Here it is — now play on. 

Carl, {eyeing him). Dot five spots vas blayed of this game pefore. 



ACT JT. 19 

Tim (grabs the money). The money is mine — and the divil a bit of 
chating did I do ayther. 

Carl. Give dot monish by mineself. You vas a swindlemans. {seizes 
Tim. who wrestles with him. Soldiers gather around, urging them on. 
Breakfast call sounds, and they separate. All rush for their cups and plates.) 

Tim. It's robbin' me this Dutchman would be after doin'. (to Carl) 
Arrah ! by me sowl, I'll batter yer skull if yer not more gintlemanly 
wid me. 

Cakl {brushing his hair with his sleeve). Of mine gountry you vas a 
ropper. und you shust get hung dwo dimes, {walks backward, upsets kettle 
over fire, and rolls about.) 

Soldiers. What are you doing 1 Get out! {they toss h'm.) 

Ben. (entering from tent). Stop that nonsense, and fall in for coffee 
and meat. ^ 

Tim. Do ye hear that, Dtitchy 1 Why don't ye lape for yer rights ? 

Cakl. You vas make me doo much droubles by mine ownself, (going 
up to Tim in a passion) and you shust took a rest of by yourself, {down c.) 
Dot man vas a humpug. Trishmans vas all humpugs all der dimes. He 
vas make droubles by me alvays. Dis vorld vas peen full of droubles. 
Vonce upon a dime — und dot dimes vas not long avay — 1 hafe a frau. 
She vas pully gal — but dunder, she vas make droubles by my hair all 
der dimes 

Ben. Stop your noise, and fall in the ranks. 

Cakl. All raight, shargeant. 

Ben. There's all the coffee that's left ; now, go easy, (the men crowd 
around and fill up their cups) What in thunder do ye want to jam up that 
way for, ye darned hogs ! Here's yer meat, (deals out meat giving Tim a 
very large bone without any meat on it. Tim gets his rations first, then moves 
to the other end of the line, and tries to get another. Soldiers exit into tents 
as they "re served) See 'ere, Tim, you jest g ; t out. You can't play that 
game on me: 

Tim. Faith, I thought ye was through wid de bones, and was giving 
out the mate. And is this all I'm going to have ? 

Ben Is that all ? Why, you greedy cuss, you can eat more than any 
six men in the company. 

Tim. Oh ! be the Moses ! I thought ye gave me this for a wapon ! And 
am 1 to ate this ? Faith, an' it would take an alligator to make the print 
of his tathe in this, (goes back grumbling, as the drill call sounds.) 

Orderly enters, r. u. e. 

Orderly. Fall in, men, for company drill, (the men fall in, in one rank 
across the stage ; on left of company, six men, including C aul, with equipments 
awkwardly put on) Sergeant Simmons, take charge of the recruits ! 

Ben. All right, sergeant ! (goes up and looks at them ivith great ccfre, ad- 
justing their equipments, etc., until the company is marched off. ) 

Ordekly. Attention, company ! Right dress ! Front! Order arms! 
Attention to Roll Call! (calls roll) Company, shoulder arms! Right 
face ! Right shoulder shift arms ! Forward ! March ! 

[Company exit, r 3 e. 

Ben. {to recruits). Come, fall in, here — and I'll see what I can do with 
you. Get into line here, somehow or other, can't ye ? (make* a line 
with butt of musket) There, see if ye can toe that — now take the position 
of a soldier ! Keep your heads up. {all look up at the sky) Ye darned 
fools ! what are ye looking up there fori look to the front — spread out 
your toes more! (they spread out their feet) Keep your heels swag to- 
gether. Say here ! you there in the centre — why don't you carry yer 



20 OUR HEROES. 

gun as ye ought to ? (recruit carries gun with barrel to the front, alters to some 
other position, but not the right one) That's a goldarned nice way to bold 
a gun, ain't it 1 Don't ye see how I bold mine ? (they all hold their guns 
in different positions, some in left hand, etc.) Hold yer barrels to the rear. 
(they point their guns to the rear) Darn yer skins, that ain't the way I 
mean. I mean the right way, 

Carl. Is dot so, shargeant ? 

Ben. {at right of squad i. You dry up in the ranks. Right dress! 
(they arrange their coats) What are you doing 1 Look this way ! (they 
have the ranks to face him) Git back, there! What in darnation do yo 
come out of the ranks for t I mean turn your heads to the right, {places 
them) Front ! You, Dutchy, draw in your stomach ! 

Carl. Yat's dat t You shust mind your own pizziness. 

Ben. Ye gol darned chuckle head, why don't ye hold yer gun right 1 
Let me show you. (moves for gun.) * 

Carl. Vat's de matter mit you 1 You vants mine gun? You vas 
shust valk off of your ownself. 

Ben. Let me show you how to hold it. 

Carl. Nay, I shust keeps mine suns, if you bleases. You lafe me 
alone, or 1 shoots, und you vas got died, {aims his gun at Benxy.) 

Ben. I'll have to give ye up. Now mind what ye are about. Right 
face ! {some face right, others left) Darnation, that ain't right. I never 
saw such doin's in all my life. Do ye know anything or doirt ye? 
{they face about, trying to get into right position) There, stand this way ? 
(places them) Now I want ye to look straight at me, and do jest as I do ! 
{hesitates, scratches his head, after taking off his hat. All do th* same) Chris- 
topher Jerusha ! What are ye doin' ? [throws his hat on the ground — all 
do the same) Columbus Christopher ! [brings down his gun; all do the same, 
stri Icing butts on their toe<. They shout " oh,* and hick about.) 

Carl. Dunder and biitzen ! bimmel, sturn, duuder vetter ! 

Ben. I'll be darned if I ain't about discouraged. Pick up your mus- 
kets and git into the ranks. Right face! { plac s them) Right shoulder 
shift arms! Not that way. Why don't you mind yer busiuess'? 
{ places muskeU) Forward, march! Left, left, left, right, left. Change 
your step. Goldarn it, change your step. Left foot, left foot, now 
you've got it. Left, right, left, keep it, left, now you've got it, left, right, 
left, right foot, ye darned fool, ye lost it again, ye lost it again. Pick 
up your step. Dutchy. 

Carl (stoops and feels his foot). I ish got mine step; dat man vas crazy, 
sure ! 

Ben. (hicks Carl"'. Get out there, ye darned cabbage head ! (all exit, 
roe. Here can be introduced a bayonet or fancy drill, entering at double 
quick, l. 3 e.) 

SCENE II.— Home of Wild Dan in Missouri. 

Enter Dan, Mrs. Sanford and little Mary. 

Dan. Come, my darlings, come ! 

Mrs. S. Oh ! it is so dreadful to be compelled to leave our home. 

?>Iary. Papa, I don't want to go. 

Dan. I know it, my darling, but we must go, they would kill you. 
The cowards would do it when I'm away. 

Mrs. S. We must, then, seek protection at the hands of the Northern 
people. So be it ! Come what may, Dan, Til do as you bid me. 

Dan. Your heart is in the right place, Mary. You are my own dear 



ACT II. 21 

wife. Come, nestle, closer lo me — so. How the past returns, now ! I 
took you a bright, happy girl, and gave you but sorrow and misery. 

Mks. S. Don't speak so. 

Mary. No — you're my good papa. 

Dax. Well — well ! Come, come ! Adieu, dear old home, adieu ! 
Happy fireside, so often brightened by the smiles of those I loved best 
- — good bye ! good bye ! We-may never see you again, (all exit, l. 2. e.) 

SCENE III.— Wood, at night. 

Enter Old Refugee, l 3 e., with a staff, and staggering. 

Old Refugee. Where can I hide 1 The blood-thirsty villains may 
kill me. Oh, God! leant go any farther, {falls) Oh! for one hour 
of youth, that I might defend my home and wife from the bloodhounds. 
{a light is reflected on scene, from a distance) Heavens above ! What is that 
light 1 (rises on his elbows and looks) It is a house on fire 1 Oh, God ! they 
have set fire to my house ! (falls, ivceping.) 

Enter Corporal Scrubbs and Dick, l. 2 e. 
O 

Scrubbs. Halloa ! Old man ! what are } r ou doing down thar 1 

Old Ref. I'm faint, and cannot walk. 

Dick {calls Corporal). Sh — ! (Corporal comes down.) 

Old Ref (looks up and recognizes them and shudders). Heavens' they 
will kill me. 

Dick. I say, Corporal, that's the old man whose house we've just 
turned ! I'll bet you he's got his money with him, and is going to join 
the Yanks. 

Scrubbs'. Your head's level, Dick ! Say, here old man ! Got any 
money about you 1 Out with it. 

Old Ref. Oh, sir! don't rob me. 

Scrubbs. Well, hand me the money, then; or I'll put a bullet through 
you. you dog-goned old nigger lover ! (they rifle his pockets.) 

Old Ref. [trying to free himself ). Help ! help! 

Dick (choking him). Hush ! 

Scrubbs. Let him take this! (snaps pistol at him) Darn the pistol! I 
never knew it to miss fire before. 

Old Ref. For God's sake, don't kill me. I'm old and feeble, and I 
cannot live Ions ; don't kill me ! If you have a gray-haired father, don't 
shoot ; by the memory of your mother, don't ! For Heaven's sake don't 
kill a poor defenceless old man. 

Scrubbs (strikes him on the head with butt of pistol). There, shut up, you 
dog-goned old Yankee lover ! 

Dan (outside). Come along, I'll soon pilot you to a place of safety — 
come along ! 

Dick. Quick, some one is coming this way ! 

Enter Dax, Mrs. Saxford, HttieMxnY, and Refugees, l. 2. e, 

Dax (seeing Corporal and Dick). Ha ! stand back there. (Scrubbs 
escapes, as Dick, striking at Dax with knife, is shot by the scout.) 

Enter a squad of Soldiers, r. u. e. 

Sergeant op Squad. Who fired that shot ? 



22 OUR LTEHOES. 

Dan. I did, Captain, I fired at that gray cuss, for waylaying this old 
man. (to Old Ri fugee) Speak ! who are you ! Are you hurt "badly ? 

Old Ref. {febly). Yes! I cannot see. Who are you? 

Dan. A friend. 

Old Ref. I'm dying. They came— murdered my wife because she 
loved the dear old flag — pillaged and burned my house. I alone escaped 
their fury. I was seeking protection in, the Union lines, when I was 
waylaid. Don't leave me, I'm dying ; they bunted me down, because I 
would not turn traitor! T die — I — I — God bless the Union, {dies) 

Dax {places his hand on Refugee's heart). He is dead ! But his death 
shall be avenged! {feels flag in bosom of Old Refugee) But what is 
this ? (exhibits fl'g) Brave heart, you have indeed died beneath the old 
flag. There, men, lies the body of a true American ! old and feeble he 
was — but he remained true to his country ! one of the noblest examples 
of loyality and patriotism. Through the storms of life, and the dangers 
of the times — while neighbors and friends turned traitors, he loved the 
old flag and never forsook it. Sleep, brave heart, sleep ! You've gone 
up there to get your reward, (spreads flag on the body, all kneel around and 
lay hands on it, with heads uncovered) And may He who watches over us 
all, take you to his care, and protect the dear old flag from the assaults 
of ambitious men! 

Tableau : Moonlight over group ! Silent oath . 

SCENE IV.— A Stnet 

Enter Mehitable, l. 

Mehitable {with letter in hand). I'm so glad my Benny is well: and, 
then he tells me he's beating all the rebels.' 

Enter, Dr. Bolus, r., and listens. 

I ought to be there to help him — oh ! Lor' ! wouldn't T scratch, though? 

Di:. Bolus {aside). Rather peculiar girl, that, {aloud) How do you do, 
Miss Mehitable ? 

Mehit. I don't do at all, sir. I'm going hum. {going.) 

Dr. B. Oh, dear no — [aside) she isn't bad-looking, {aloud) Mehitable 
— how's the folks at home? 

Mehit. The folks at hum 1 You might ask how's the folks in the 
war. 

Dr. B. But I was thinking of you. Mehitable ; I always thought you 
were a smart girl. 

Mehit. Smart girl 1 Tell me something I don't know. 

Dr. B. {aside) Strategy is the essential point in love as in war ; so, here 
goes, {aloud) I'm rich. Mehitable. 

Mk hit. You don't say 1 

Dr. B. I'm young yet. 

Mkhtt. And confoundedly ugly. 

Dr. B. (aside). Rather personal, (aloud) I'm single — and 

Mehit. See, here, Mr. Impudence — I don't want you or any one like 
you — if you were a man, you'd leave off pretending you're a cripple, 
an 1 go down South to fight the rebels — them's my sentiments. 

Dr. B. For the sake of argument, I grant you're right, Miss Pie Crust 
— for the sake of argument — mind, (aside) She's good looking. 

Mehit. Argument? There's Mr. Stewart who's all powerful set back 
because his daughter is going to leave for the war. Miss Alice herself 



ACT II. 23 

tries to look gay. Everything is topsy-turvy — that's argument for 
you. 

Dr B. I am well aware of that. 

Mehit. Well, then, mind your business. 

Dr. B. I will — I'll go and see the Stewarts — and if they're in trouble. 
I'll pour oil on the troubled waters ; if they're in despair, I'll give balm 
to their wounded spirits, {goes out at l.) 

Mehit. Oil, water and barm — very queer things to cheer up a family's 
drooping spirits. [Exits, r. 

SCENE V. — Rome of Alice Stewart. Door and windows at back. Chairs, 
tables, etc. Alice in travelling dress, and all characters of scene, except 
Harry and Mehit able, discovered. 

Enter Mehitable, r. 2 e., carrying boxes, etc. 

Mehitable. Oh, Miss Alice ! I'm so upset — and so is your father — 
and so is all your friends, to think that you're going down South, to the 
war. 

Alice. Are you ? I'm glad to learn somebody will miss me. Has Mr. 
Woodruff arrived ! 

Mehit. He sent word that he would be here soon. But, Miss Alice, 
mustn't Mr. Woodruff love you just a little wee bit, at least, to come 
that far for you 1 

Alice. You silly girl ! Harry and I were schoolmates. 

Mehit. (aside). Then, Benny and I were schoolmates, (aloud) I hope 
no harm will come to you. [Exit, r. 

Enter Harry, at bach. 

Alice. Harry ! 

H A r . Alice }. ( they grasp hands. ) 

Alice. You see, I've not delayed — I'm ready. 

Har. It denotes an anxiety to go, which I cannot understand in one 
in your social position. 

Alice. I cannot better prove my devotion to the Union cause, and if 
I can but make one poor soldier's last hour comfortable, I shall feel that 
1 have done something to be proud of. 

Har. I would much prefer that we never part again. 

Alice. We have missed you very much since you left with the regi- 
ment. 

Hau. And /have missed yon more than I could express. Before we 
part again, promise to be mine, Alice. I have loved you dearly — Alice, 
speak ! 

Alice. I 

Har. Say the word. 

Alice. Yes ! (Harry and Alice retire up stage.) 

Dr. B. I love to see the warriors leave for the field. I assure you, 
ladies and gentlemen, that were it not for the fact that I'm a cripple, 
I'd be in the field. 

Mr. W. In the cornfield, may be. 

Mr. S. No one doubts the Doctor's patriotism. 

Mr. W. Oh, no! 

Alice. Doctor, will you accompany us? 

Dr. B. If I was not a cripple, I 

Mr. S. We fully understand your position, Doctor. 

Mr. W. That's easy. The weather's bad— down South. 



24 OUR HEROES. 

Enter Mehitable, r. 

Heritable. Dr. Bolus, here's a letter for you. 

Dr. B. It's from my son in the army — there is news in it. 

Merit, i think it's from Miss — I've forgotten her name. 

Mit. W. A lady. Doctor I Does she know you're a cripple'? 

Dr. B. It's all a mistake — 1 have no lady correspondent, (opens letter 
and reads apart.) 

Mr. W. {aside). The Doctor ought to organize a company, and stay 
home rainy weather. 

Dr. B. It's from my son. He's turned sutler, and informs me he's 
made ten thousand dollars during last month. There's a patriot for you ! 
That boy '11 be promoted to some very important command, yet. {train 
whistle heard and cars seen through window and door at back.) 

Har. The train is in — Good-bye. (shakes hands with friends.) 

Alice. Good-bye. (to her father) Don't be alarmed on my account — I 
will write to you very often. 

Mr. S. (to Harry and Alice). God bless you both, (kisses Alice.) 

Mr. W. Good-bye ! May God's protection accompany you. 

[Harry and Alice exit at bach. 

Dr. B. I wish I had a daughter to send, I'd send her in a minute. 

Mr. W. (overhearing him). Yes — but you wouldn't go yourself. Doctor 
— you're a fraud. (Dr. Bolus runs about excitedly, then sits down exhausted.) 

Scene closes as villagers, etc., wave their handkerchiefs. 

SCENE VI.— A Wood. 

Enter Rebel Scout, l. 

Scout. Curses on the luck that led my horse into that ravine ! Only 
for that, I'd be within our lines before this. I must carry these papers 
ail safe to the General, or it will go hard with me. If I should come 
across any Yanks, I don't know how I should get away from them. I 
must find another horse. [Exit, r. 

Enter Dan, l. 

Dan. My wife and little one are safe— and now I must proceed on 
my mission. I must secure those dispatches, or the whole army may be 
caught in a trap. I'm on somebody's trail — it can't be a Union man, 
for lie's making for the rebel lines. If it should only prove to be that 
rebel scout. I did well to send his horse down that ravine. It has been 
a long chase — both our horses are dead, and we are evenly matched. 
Now, with God's help, I will have the papers [Exit, r. 

SCENE VII. — Landscape. Camp in the distance. 

Enter Rebel Scout, r. 3 e. 

Scout Some one is following me. How can I throw him off the 
scent ? (shows papers) These are safe, so far ! (hears noise l.) Ha ! some 
one comes this way. I must retrace my steps. 

Turns to exit r , tchen Dan enters, r. 3 e. 

Dan. Hold your bosses. (Rebel draivs knife and strikes at Dan) You 
gray cuss, is that your game 1 {they grapple. Dan seizes the knife, and 



ACT III. 25 

points revolver at his head) Make another move like that, and I'll put day- 
light clean through you. I want those papers you are carrying to Lee ! 
Come, out with them. 

Scout. You shall never have them, (struggle. Dan secures papers.) 

Rebel Soldiers enter at l. 2 e. Dan fires and kills a Rebel ; is then 
overpowered by Rebels. 

Rebel Officer {takes papers from Dan and puts them in his bosom). 
We've got you at last ! Well, you won't live long to give us more trouble. 
Secure his hands, men ! Take those pistols — off with his belt — search 
him — take that hat off. Dan San ford, I'm going to shoot you like a 
dog ! I know you ! you have entered our camps at night, and stolen 
our plans. You have spied our movements — and baffled many an at- 
tempt to beat the cursed Yanks. You have but a few minutes to live. 
Speak, if you have anything to say. 

Dan. I haven't got much to say. You know me, do you ? But I 
know you better, for it w^as you and your confederates that drove my 
wife and child from their peaceful homes — but I am avenged, you cow- 
ards! 

Rebel Officrr. Bandage his eyes, men. 

Dan. Stay ! I have one request to make. You are going to murder 
me. I am ready to die. I only wish I could live lon^ enough to defend 
the dear old ring from your traitorous blows. Fire ! you cowards ! but 
let me die as a brave man should — with unbandaged eyes, — looking to- 
ward that heaven where my sainted mother is watching me now. 

Rebel Officer. Attention, men! Shoulder arms! ready! Kneel, 
Dan Sanford, and receive your just deserts. 

Dan. There is but One, to whom I bow the knee. Fire ! I fear you 
not. 

Rebel Officer. Aim ! 

Union Soldiers, headed by Jack Woodruff. ru*h in, r. 2 e. They en- 
gage Rebels. Dan frees his hands. Rebels are overpowered. Dai* 
knocks down Rebel Officer — takes papers from his bosom, and point} 
revolver at his head. AH form a beautiful picture. 

Tableau : " Emancipation." 



ACT IIL 

SCENE I. — Union Camp. Tents at back. Early morn. Tim and Carp 
discovered in same tent. Fire in centre. Keitle of ivaier over it. 

Tim (rises). Phat time is it 1 I dunno. [yawns) Say, Dutchy, get up ! 
{tickles Carl.) 

Carl {awaking). Dunder, Teem, shtop dot! 

Tim. Git up out o' dat. It's near reveille. 

Carl {rising). If you don't iaie me alone, I vas put a plack eye py 
your nose, {comes out of tent with basin, towel, and shir'.) 

Tim. Howld yer whist ! Phat the divil are ye goin' to do 1 

Carl. Vash mine shirt. 

Tim I guess I moight as well take a hand in it. Lay out yer howld 
o' thai soap, Dutchy. 

Carl. Vat you tinks I vas a jackasses ? 



26 OUR HEROES. 

Tim. Out, ye shcut, I want none o' yer palarvering. 

Carl. Vat you say 1 I vas a scoot? I make you a stomach pain py 
your head. 

Tim. See here, me good man — I'll have none o' yer blackguard capers 
wid me, an' if it wasn't for the dacency 1 howld for a sojer, an' the re- 
spect I have for a bigger man than meself, I'd knocks yer brains out 
aginst me brogue — do ye mind dat now 1 

Enter Benny, r. u. e. 

Ben. Here, O'Brien, it's darned near time you'd let Dutchy alone. 

Tim going up h All right, Serjeant, {gots up to fire.) 

Caul. You vas a pully man, Shargent. 

Ben. Yours, truly. If he don't quit his darned nonsense, I'll put him 
in the guard-house. 

Carl. Pully, pully, Shargent. 

Ben. {to Carl). I'm kind o' sort o' hard up for fifty cents — let me 
have half a dollar till the paymaster comes 'round. 

Carl. You — you vash a nice peebles. {hands the money.) 

Ben. Yours, truly. That's all hunky. Dutchy, I've got a bran new 
knife — don't you want to swop ? It's an all-fired good one. It comes 
from Germany. 

Carl. Is dot so 1 Vat's dot swoppy fellow ? 

Ben. I'll swop it for shin-plasters. Look at it. It's jest as sharp as a 
razor. 

Carl (after looking at knife). Dot knife vas irons. 

Ben. Wall, I swan, if you ain't the darndest queerest critter I ever 
see. It's o' the best steel ever made. It'll cut a har jest as quick as 
butter. Let me have one of yer har. 

Carl. Dunder und blitzen ! Vat for you do dot % I gets as mad as 
der clyvei 

Ben. Wall, I'll tell you, Dutchy. Give me two dollars for it — and I'll 
call it square. 

Carl. Dot vas doo mooch 

Ben. Give me a dollar for it, and I'll give you double rations to boot. 

Carl {hands money). Dot knife vas Yerman 1 I give you von dollar, 
not so much py fifty cents. 

Ben. Yours, truly. Fork it over (aside) The darned old knife wa'n't 
worth a cent, {aloud) All right, Dutchy — I'll see you again. 

[Exit, R. u. E. 

Caul. I vos got dem vash tings und soaps all by mine own self, now. 
(during the above. Tim has filled the basin with boiling water instead of the 
cold water Carl had in there.) 

Tim (aside). Be jabers, I'll be avin wid ye, me boy. 

Caul Mine Gott ! I vears dot shirt only six months, und I guess id 
(lake six months to clean vash him. ( puts his hands into water) Oh ! Sac- 
remrmto ! Donner-vetter ! Dunder und blitzen 1 

Tim. Oh ! worra, worra, Dutchy, phat's the matter ] 

Carl. You vas a shwindle peeples — a humpug Irishmens ! (they grap- 
ple.) 

Enter Dan, l. u. e. 
Dan. Iiold your bosses ! Get out o' here ! 

Tim and Carl run out, l., as General enters, r. 2 e. Dan salutes Offi- 
cer, and presents pass. 



ACT III. 27 

Grneral. You are the man I've been expecting. What success has 
attended your efforts ? 

Dan. Rather of an encouraging nature, General. May I speak here 7 

Gen. Yes. 

Dan. A few clays ago, I came across a rebel scout, who, I had reason 
to believe, carried important dispatches. 

Gkn. To whom ? 

Dan. General Lee. After a struggle, I secured the papers. Here they 
are. 

Grn. {after reading). Good! Oh! oh! reinforcements for Lee. Young 
man, this will be of great service to the Commanding General. You de- 
serve promotion — and I will see that 

Dan. General, I am much obliged to you, but I'd rather serve as a 
private soldier. As such, I can do more valuable service than 1 could 
as a commissioned officer. 

Gen. You are very modest, but have it as you will, at present. I'll 
remember you. I must leave you now. The enemy camped in force on 
our right last ni^ht, and we may be attacked at any moment. I must 
proceed to headquarters. 

Dan. One moment, General, if you please. Like you, I noticed, last 
night large fires on your right, and surmised that the enemy was therein 
force. While endeavoring to get through their lines, T found myself ac- 
cidently in their midst. They had no fires, everything was still — and 
this was on your left. Rather surprised. I began to reconnoitre and satis- 
fied myself that the noise proceeded from empty wagons, and the fires 
you saw were kindled purposely to deceive you. The whole force of 
the enemy is massed on your left, and a flank movement is no doubt in- 
tended on the Union line. 

Gen. {grasp* his hand). Noble fellow! Better and better! You may 
have saved us from total defeat. Here, come over to my tent and rest 
yourself; I'll at* once to headquarters, for our forces must be moving on 
them immediately. • 

Dan {taking of his gray disguise). Thank you, General, I await your 
further orders. How good it is to feel once more the Union blue. It 
makes one feel like a new man. [reveille sounds, as Dan and General exit 
at r. u. E., and scene closes.) 



SCENE II.— -Picket Line. 

Carl on picket enters, l. u. e. Rain falling 

Carl. Dis vorld vas full of droobles py me! Dese American peeples 
vas fight like der dyvel. Of mine Yerman country — I vas Yerman, oh ! 
yaw ! — of mine country I vas a pully habby poy fon my mudder. She 
vas a pully vomans — oh, yaw! Ven I vas lefe mine Yerman gountry, I 
come py New York. Ven I come py dot places — dot Kaystal gartens — 
a man come py me. und dot mans says : " How you vas, Carl '?" Mine 
Gott, I don't know dot mans, but dot mans knows mine fatter, mine mud- 
der ; und all mine peeples of mine Yerman gountry. Ve have swei la^er 
— und goot dinners, Dunder ! dot man's vosironc py me — und I find my- 
self py dermood gutter — und my pockets vas turned inside owit— und 
my monish vas gone, py cracious ! I moost look owit fur de repels, {shot 
heard, he dodges) Mine Gott in himmel, dem repels vas shoot loose und 
careless! Der rain vas bado fur soldier poy s vat vas on bicket. {sinus 
In the representation the 2d and 3 I ver es may be omitted.) 



28 OUIl HEllOES. 

Oh ! der rain, der putiful rain, 
SWashing der ground mit a big wet shdain, 
Shdopping de drop on a fair lady's nose, 
Indo de soles of your boods id goes. 
Sblashing, 

Dropping, 

Bouring so gay, 
As id fasd drobs down, mosd efery vet day. 

Oh ! der putiful rain, so damp, 
Vet enough do gale you a grarap ; 
How nice id sooks you droo your glothes 
(Id blays der very doose mid dose). 
Vedding, 

Shb oiling, 

Soaging droo, 
Der putiful rain vad shdrikes righd droo. 

Thunder and lightning. Scare of Carl, who, after a moment, resumes. 

See der vild crowd as id scoods along, 
Calling each oder, mit guise loud und shdrong, 
As id shdrikes ouds ids legs, each one does him shdrain 
Do god oud der vay of der putiful rain, 
Running, 

Flying, 

Scooding aboud, 
Und gursing der putiful rain no doubd. 

Vonce I vas vet like der rain so free, 
Bad now 1 am alvays so try as gan be; 
Like der rain, as in bunches der cround id toes peat, 
1 ofden have laid me all over de schdreed, 
Dumbling, 

Drolling, 

Rolling aroundt, 
Somedimes in der gudder I rolled from der ground. 

(rustling heard among the leaves) Vat's dot ? — py cracious — dem vas peen 
repels, sure. Oh ! mine Gott ! mine Gott! You shust valk off of your 
ownself — look oud — I shoots, (fires at back.) 

Enter Jeff, who falls, kicks about, and yells. 

Scene closes. 

SCENE III.— A Wood. 

Enter Richmond, followed by a Soldier, l. 

RirnMoxD. Go and learn whether Corporal Scrubbs has returned. If 
he has, tell him I await him here. [Exit Soldier, r 

How glad I am that it is day ! — it gives me a short respite to the hide- 
ous visions that haunt me in my sle?p. For nearly three long years has 
my breast been torn by conflicting emotions — until scarce one ray of 
hope is left ! My early aspirations — all — all — shattered — and what have I 
realized ? Military honor \ But at what price ? The devastation of my 



ACT III. 29 

native State — the sacrifice of my first, my only love ! (pause) Ah ! Alice ! 
Alice ! there was a time when, but for one sweet smile, 1 would have 
been your slave — your very dog. But now — now — that my devotion is 
scorned — the love I bore you is turned to hate— to fiendish hate — even 
as my smiling native fields are turned to charred and blackened desola- 
tion. Should we ever meet again, you will find me changed indeed ! 
God help me ! there are times when, if I had you in my power 

Enter Corporal Scrubbs, r. 

Well, Corporal, what report] 

Scrubbs [dressed in blue). I have seen her. 

Rich. Then she is with the army ? 

Scrubbs. A nurse. 

Rich. You are positive ? 

Scrubbs. The very description you gave me. 

Rich. Did you learn her name ? 

Scrubbs. Alice ! I heard it pronounced by a young man in a lieu- 
tenant's uniform. 

Rich. Then come, bright day which sees the accomplishment of my 
revenge ! 

Scrubbs. You would not kill her, Captain ? 

Rich. Why not ] 

Scrubbs. She is a woman, and 

Rich, {seizes his arm). Fool ! I do not kill those whom I love, unless 
they are too stubborn in their refusals, {blows whistle) 

Enter Rebels, l. 

Men, I have a detail for you to-day. It will take us, perhaps, from the main 
main army, and 1 will have a special duty for you to perform. May I 
count on you 1 Even to seize and carry away a woman 1 

Soldiers. Yes, yes. Three cheers for the Captain ! 

Rich. Then follow the Corporal. 1 will be with you in a moment. 

[Exit Soldiers and Scrubbs, l. 
(following) And, now, fate beckons me to happiness or misery. But, 
come what may, I will not rest until at least I have revenge. [Exit, l. 

SCENE IV.— A Wood. Battle of The Wilderness. 

Drum? and bugles sound. Firing heard at a distance. Union Skirmishers 
advance and retreat. Enter Regiment with colors. Harry Woodruff 
at the head of color -company. Regiment fires an I charges across the stage 
' — is repulsed, and Rebels advance with a yell. Enter Richmond, l. 

Richmond. The day is ours, so far. Now, let the cursed Yankees be 
exterminated, (commands) Forward, men. 

Enter second line of Rebels. 

Halt ! Lay down. The cursed Yankees are driving our men back. 
{ first line come back on the fly, going over second line. When clear, orders) 
Ready! aim! fire! Attention! Ropel charge! (Richmond urge* his 
men on. Union troops enter, and charge, the color-bearer is seen to fall. 
Harry seizes the colors and rushes on. Richmond seizes Union colors. Ear- 
ing the struggle — Richmond is knocked down &/ Captain Jack Woodruff, 



30 OUR HEROES. 

who, in turn, is shot down. Tim is also seen falling, wounded in the foot. 
Rebel flag torn down. The Union banner triumphant ! 

Tableau — Curtain. 



ACT IV. 

SCENE I.— Battlefield at Midnight. 

Moonlight. Dead and wounded lying about. Among the latter, are discovered 
Richmond, suffering from the stunning blow received in the ba tie, and 
Tim, wounded in the foot. Stage fillad with war debris, i. e. } guns, 
muskets, etc., left in previous scene. 

Tim (rising on his elbows). Ough ! This was the divil's own day's 
work. Faith, an' I would not go over it again for a place on the New 
York police force. Ough ! what a night ! It's not well I'm feeling with 
this hole in my foot. I feel quite wake, too. The divil a bit to ate have I 
had at all, at all, since yisterday. Bad luck to the Johnnies, any way. 
(Richmond groans) Sh — who is that? Be the powers o" war, it's that 
same fellow, Magruder, who used to be after Miss Stewart. 

Rich. Drink ! Drink ! 

Tim. Is it water ye want ? Thin ye shall have some if Tim O'Brien's 
got it. ifi)ids his canteen empty) Not a dhrop ! But I'll find you some, (at- 
tempts to rise) Oh! God. (falls exhausted.) 

Rich, [reusing himself). Oh, for a drop of cold water to quench my 
thirst! What has weakened me so ? 1 am not wounded. Oh, my head ! 
it was that fearful blow ! Water ! Water ! — but not from a cursed 
Yankee, {sees Tim) Ha ! this man ! — oh ! my recollections ! Where have 
I seen him ? To-day, in the fight? I know him now. But oh ! he shall 
not leave this field alive. Dog, I will kill you ! (draws knife from his belt 
and crawls to Tim. Just as he is abou f to strike, Tim, ivho has noticed his ap- 
proach and divined his purpose, s f ops his arm, wrenches knife from him, and 
is about to strike him dead.) 

Tim. No — I will not kill ye. It would only be sending ye to the 
divil, for nobody but his cloven-footed majesty would have the likes of 3'e. 
Kape still, ye blackguard, or 111 do it yet. lt*s a moighty fine thing 
for ye that I'm an Irish gintleman from the county o' Cork, or, be the 
howly St. Patrick, it's purty quick you'd have to start for Ould Nick's 
pepper garden. Be aisy, now. (rise*, takes a gun for a crutch, and starts 
with canteen for tvater.) [Exit at r. 2 e. 

Rich. What ! is there no water about here? [crawls up to right of field, 
picks up a canteen of water and drinks) Oh ! how refreshing it is ! Now for 
safety ! If I remain here, the Yankees will pick me up. 

Enter Rebel Soldiers, l. 2 e., with lanterns and stretcher, in search of 
Magruder, headed by Scrubbs. 



At last, friends are near. 

Scrubbs. This way, Captain, we've been looking for you. 

Enter Alice and other Nurses af r. u. e. 

Rich, (aside). What do I see ? The Union nurses ! Alice must be 



ACT IV. 31 

one of them. Now for my purpose ; but I am too weak. Curses on it. 
Ah ! they will do it for me. [lies on the field and signs to Rebels to crouch 
in the dark. Alice comes down to Richmond and stops, while the other 
Nurses attend to other ivounded, and exit, gradually, at r. and l.) 

Alice. This man breathes. He wears the gray. But what matters it, 
true charity should make no discrimination with the blue and the gray 
dying and wounded. Drink of this, my good man 1 {recognizes him) 
Richmond Magruder ! you here, and wounded ! I will call for assist- 
ance, and have you taken to the hospital. Oh, sir. Do not refuse it. 

Rich, {rising). I do, for I do not need it. Here, to-night, beneath 
Heaven's moonlight — with the groans of dying men in my ears — I ask 
you, Alice Stewart — have you forgotten who I am ? 

Alice {coldly). Sir, I came to assist some of the wounded braves, who 
fell in to-day s fierce battle— and not to tell you whether I have forgot- 
ten you or not. (twns to leave.) 

Rich But you shall not leave me. Here, in the very teeth of your 
watch hounds, I will have you. Here, men ! (Rebel Soldiers seize 
Alice, and stop her cries) Take her away ! 

Enter Carl and Tim, r. 2 e. ; both, guessing the situation, engage Rebels, 
but are overpowered. 

Rich. Quick ! quick ! Men, to camp with her. I'll follow you. {to 
men over Carl and Tim) You, men, bring those two scoundrels along. 

[Exit Scrubbs and Soldiers with Alice, l. 3 e. 
Ha ! ha ! ha ! Dogs, 1 am not baffled yet. [Exit, l. 3 e. 

Tim. Ah ! ye durty blackguards — if ever I catch ye in New York, I'll 
make a holy show of ye. Let go yer howld on me — do ye hear — let go. 
{struggles.) 

i Mnttr Benny, r. 2 e. 

Benny. "What is all this about % Ah ! {knocks down one of the Rebels- 
C ARh frees himself from the other, and Rebels are overpowered. To Rebel 
down) Yours, tru — nary a time. 

Carl. Yaw. Yours, tru — by you too — nary a dime ! (Nurses reap- 
pear.) 

Tableau. 

- SCENE 11.— A Wood. 

Enter Dan at l., hurriedly. 

Dan. Where are they taking that woman to 1 She must be a prisoner, 
and in the hands of Richmond Magruder. By heavens, she can't stay 
there— but they're too many for me just at present. It would be fool- 
hardy in me to attempt the rescue now. But I know where his camp 
lies, and I'll return. Now for some assistance. 

Enter Harry, r. * 

Ah ! some one comes ! (to Harry) Say, Captain, I want your help. 

Har. Eor what ? 

Dan. To rescue a woman from a gang of rebel cut-throats. 

Har. I'm willing. But what is it 1 a love affair ] We soldiers don't 
meddle much in such matters. 

Dan. Love affair to the deuce. It's an affair of honor. I'm a soldier 



32 OUE HEROES. 

as well as you. {opens coat and shows blue blouse) My name is Dan San- 
ford, and ray business 

Har. A scout. I have heard very favorably of you. 

Dan. Then, listen. Just now, I saw a young lady forcibly carried off 
by rebels — Richmond Magruder and his gang. 

Har. {starts). Magruder! 

Dan. Yes — do you know him ? 

Har. Slightly. Go on. The girl, who is she 1 

Dan. That I don't know. 

Har. (excitedly). Was she tall 1 

Dan. Yes. 

Har. (with increasing excitement). Did she wear the dress of a hospital 
nurse ? 

Dan. Yes. 

Har. Heavens ! it is Alice ! 

Dan. You know her ? 

Har. Do I know her? Young man, just now you asked me to assist 
you in her rescue — why, I would give my life to save her. 

Dan {aside). I guess the lover is on his side, {to Harry) Then return 
to camp. Bring along two or three men, and meet me at daybreak near 
the brick house on the turnpike, back of the cornfield. 

Har. I will. Thanks, thanks. Oh ! Alice — Grant, Heaven, we may 
not be too late. [Exit, r. 

Dan {going l.). I guess he means business. Now, Magruder, look out 
for yourself. [Exit, l. 

SCENE III. — Prison pen in Saulisbury, JY. C. Stockade, and guard walking 
his beat ; dead line near stockade at back. Prisoners lying about. Capt. 
Grey at back — Capt. Jack Woodruff in centre. Sun rising. 

Enter Rebel Sergeant, l. u. e. 

Rebel Sergeant. Come, get over into line there, if you want your 
rations. \Exit with the prisoners, at l. u. e., except Capts. Grey and 
Woodruff. 

Capt. Woodruff [looking after comrades). I can't go — I'm too weak — 
and it makes but little difference. Oh, God ! must there be men so de- 
void of manliness as to starve those they fear to fight ? Another weary 
night has passed and brought another day — but no food, no shelter — it 
has brought with it naught but daylight to see our misery in our com- 
rades' faces — wakefulness to feel our woes and appreciate the price of 
patriotism. Oh! this hunger — how costly this devotion! Lank and 
lean, cold and dying for want of bread and warmth. My comrades will 
have bread — they can still turn out ; but soon the pittance will prove as 
insufficient for them as it has for me. The detail is coming this way. 
Bread — bread ! 

Enter Rebel Sergeant and Soldier, carrying pail, l. u. e. 

Reb Sergeant. Shut up, you dog-goned Yankee — shut up. (kicks him) 
Do you want bread? I'll tell you how you can get bread, meat, and 
every thin a you want. 

Capt. W. (partly rising). Oh! say — how — you're good — you would 
not see me die 

Reb. Sergeant (shows him meat and bread). Here is meat and bread ! 

Captain W. (seizing the food). Oh ! give it to me ! 



ACT IV. 33 

Reb. Sergeant. You can have this, and more too. Join the Confed- 
erate army, and yon can have all the food and clothing you want. 

Captain W. Is that your condition ? 

Reb. Sergeant. It is. 

Captain "W. {ihroiving doivn food). Take your food — I would rather 
starve a thousand times than turn traitor to my country. 

Reb. Sergeant {returns meat to the pail, and throws down a crust of 
bread). Then take that, and stop your noise, or I'll put a bullet through 
you. [Exit, l. u. e. 

Captain W. {rating). How good this bread is — if I only had more of it. 

Captain G. {groans). Bread! Bread! I'm hungry — bread! 

Captain W. What, a comrade without bread, while I'm eating? No 
— it shall not be ! Yet, I'm so hungry. I — but 

Captain G. I'm dying ! Bread ! 

Captain- W. Here, take my bread, captain — if we go hungry together, 
we can feast together, though we have but a crust to feast on. How 
quick the ration goes and only leaves a reminder of the conquering hun- 
ger — oh, God ! in this dread respite is there no permanent relief? Hast 
thou brought with this day no ray of hope, no comforter ? and is the 
trial still to hold out? The sun ! God has sent the sunlight through the 
thick, dark, death-brooding branches ! Oh ! the time was when the sun- 
light shone on my life — happy days ! youthful aspiratious ! Loves ! a 
mother's caresses and tender care— a dear and kind father. How well 

I remember their counsels, guiding me onward on the road of life. Then, 
a dear wife and beloved children — the dear little flaxen-haired darlings, 
how well I can see the sunlight pouring in on their heads while they 
made home happy with their innocent prattlings ! oh ! I yearn to see 
them. Will I ever behold their dear faces again ? Would they know me 
now with glassy eyes, livid lips and sunken cheeks ? Oh, God ! must I die 
without clasping them to my heart once more? (fall*. Tableau: 

II Home. " After Tableau) I must warm myself in the sun. I cannot walk 
— my feet are numbed, {crawls up in the sunshine.) 

Rebel Guard. Get back there, you dog-goned Yankee, get back, or 
I'll shoot you. 

Captain W. The dead line, I forgot. Don't, I only wish to warm myself. 
Reb. Guard. I'll warm you. {fires.) 
Captain W. (falls). God! I'm shot. 

Enter Prisoners, who gather around him, from l. u. e. 

Captain G. Are you hurt, Captain % 

Captain W. Yes, I'm dying — here — I'm shot. My wife, children ! 
Comrades ! {wanders) There, there, see, they come ! Give me a musket. 
Boys, meet them like men — meet the traitorous knaves ! Steady ! For- 
ward ! March ! Charge ! Ha ! sword to sword — breast to breast — . 
mow them down as you would curs — meet them down the hill yonder — . 
see ! there are more of them ! Stand your ground, boys ! hand to hand ! 
blow for blow ! They waver ! they give way ! They're beaten ! Huz- 
zah! huz (dies.) 

Tableau : " Crowning of the American Soldier" 

SCENE IV.— A Wood 

Enter Jeff, l. 

Jeff. Gorry mity ! but dis am tough work for a cullud pusson of 



34 OTJB HEEOES. 

my pedigree. Dis 'ere fighting, charging, rip and tare, am more than I 
bargained for. But I is no mean plantation nigger — I kin fight. Yes, 
let dem fellahs put me in de field and I'll strike for me altars and me 
sires. 

Enter Benny, r. 

Benny. What on 'arth ails ye ? Got a fit ? You make more noise 
than a healthy tom-cat. How was it you skedaddled from the fight 
yesterday ? 

Jeff. Me, run away 1 no, sah ! I was 'tacked by superior numbers. 
De rebels cut me short in my stragetic movements, and I was forced to 
retreat, but not afore I had cut dem down to pieces. 

Ben. You don't say? 

Jeff. Yes, sah. I rallied my corporosity to repel de 'vancing col- 
umns. De shock was awful — but de rebels soon found out what stuff I 
was made of, and started for home on a running double quick march. 
Dere was no loss on our side. De cullud troops fought bravely. 

Ben. Well, I swan, you're entitled to promotion. 

Jeff. Yes, sah, and I is gwine to be made an ossifer. 

Ben. You were in a squeezing fix. 

Jeff. Dat's so — but I's been in a tighter place 'fore. 

Ben. When was that 1 

Jeff. Dat was when I was wasin driber. I had a load of powder, 
and was gwine 'long, when a shell from de rebels came and struck de 
wagin, an' 'sploded all de powder and blow T ed de hosses an' wagin into 
a thousand pieces. 

Ben. How happened it you escaped 1 

Jeff. Oh. when I saw de shell strike an' de powder begin to burn, I 
—I— got off. 

Ben. Jerusha! Jeff, you're powerful on the yarn, {noise heard) Hal- 
loa, what is that ? 

Enter Carl, running, l, 

Carl. Shargeant, shargeant, dot gal vos peen daken avay py de 
repels. 

Ben. What gal? 

Carl. Dot gal vat dooks care of de wounded soldiers, dot gal vat vos 
peen carried avay ven you comes py repels und Teem und me. 

Ben. I didn't see any gal carried off — you've been drinking sutler's 
cider. 

Carl. So help mine coodness, shargeant, I 

Ben. Well, what gal 1 

Carl. Dot gal vat you call Miss Shtewart. 

Bi.N. By the 'tarnal, you don't mean Alice Stewart? 

Carl. Dot vas peen her. 

Ben. Then why do you stand there for ? Come, let us go to the gen- 
eral—and get some men Come. 

Enter Dan, r. 

Dan. Hold your hosses. I overheard you — don't go to the general, 
but get some of the boys, and meet me as soon as you can — don't delay, 
near the brick house, down the turnpike, back of the cornfield. 

Ben. {shaking him by the hand). Yours, truly. If you had dropped 
from heaven, you might look a little more gentle, but you wouldn't be a 
darn bit more welcome. But your name % 

Dak. Dan Sanford. 



act rv. 35 

Ben. Oh ! oh ! (aside to Carl) That's Wild Dan, the scout ; he's a 
good 'un. (to Dan) Young man, yours — yours, truly, (going r.) At the 
brick house — back of the cornfield ? 

Dan (going l.). At the brick house, back of the cornfield. 

[Exit Benny, Carl, and Jeff, r., Dan l. 

SCENE V. — Rebel Camp, at the foot of a mountain. At back, mountain icith 
pathway at l., and a precipice, r. Tent at r. u. e. Sentries heard 
challenging. Richmond discovered in tent. When challenges have ceased, 
Richmond comes out of tent. Union flag (a trophy, seen in tent. 

Richmond. I slept but awhile, yet what horrid dreams filled my soul. 
I went through battles — heard the rattle of the musketry, the roar of the 
cannon, and the groans and shrieks of the dyinu: — saw the clashing 
sabres' flying sparks blind the combatants, friends fail — and behind the 
clearing smoke of battle, the enemy charging our line and mowing our 
men like ripe wheat. I saw that, and more — a horrid vision the thought 
of which almost stills the beating of my heart. Amidst ail the uproar 
of defeat and death, I thought I stood alone — invulnerable, — and a voice 
called out, Richmond Masruder, you die not the death of the brave ; 
your end will be that of the outlaw! Oh ! (buries his head in his hands.) 

Enter Scrubbs. r. u. e. 

Scrijbbs. Captain ! 

Rich. Ah ! is it you, Corporal ? 

SciiUBBS. Yes, Captain. You seem agitated — you need quiet. 

Rich. I feel much refreshed after my short sleep. And the prisoner ? 

Scrubbs. She is surprisingly cool and collected, and desires to speak 
wiili you. « 

Rich. Changed her mind, eh ? Well, conduct her hither. Station 
yourself near by, and allow no one to approach this place. 

Sguubbs. All right, Captain. [Exit, r. u. e. 

Rich. So, so. T shall meet her again. But what will it brin^ % Love ? 
Alas! she feels but little of that for mo. Oh. what would 1 not have 
given once for her affection 1 for I loved her, aye, love her still. 

Enter Alice with Scrubbs at r. u. e. As Alic:-: enters, Dan appears be- 
hind tent. Exit Scrubbs, r. u. e. 

Dan. Now for rescue ! {disappears behind tent.) 

Rich, {going to Alice). Well, Miss Stewart, you wish to speak with 
me? 

Alicr (coldly). Yes! 

Rich. I suppose you wish to ask for your liberation. 

Alice. I demand simply what is justly mine — that you allow me to 
return to my friends. 

Rich. And if I refuse ? 

Alice. You cannot refuse. Oh, sir! there must be some lingering 
spark of manhood in your breast. You cannot have forgotten that you 
have a mother — a sister, perhaps — and thinking of them and of Heaven's 
stern judgment, you cannot, oh ! you will not detain me any longer. 

Rich. Yet, I fail to see why, having gone to the trouble of bringing 
you hither, I should allow you to depart now. Motives like mine do not 
vanish like air. 

Alice {kneeling). But, oh, sir! think, — you cannot carry this persecu- 
tion any further. A poor, weak, motherless girl implores you for her 



36 OUR HEEOES. 

liberty ; let me go, and I will depart blessing you — and some day, when- 
ever your lot of sorrows burdens you, the thought of this one aood action 
will be like bright sunlight amidst the shadows of your sufferings. 
Oh, sir, do not, do not keep me here any longer. 

Rich, (aside). How beautiful she is ! {moves as if to catch her tip in his 
arms.) 

Alice (jumping up). Stand back, sir. I am not here to purchase my 
liberty. 

Rich. Oh! but will you not listen to me % What is to me your pres- 
ence if it brings no love ? Have you not sometimes given a thought to 
the anguish which must gnaw at my heart ? I, that have loved you with 
a devotion filling the almost boundless expanse of my soul, (movement of 
Alice) Oh, stay. Answer me — will you not be mine ] 1 will be your 
slave, and know nothing but to obey your simplest wishes. Do not turn 
from me. I may have committed ills great and numerous, but I am not 
lost to all sense of good. I have had to struggle against my inheri- 
tance of life's storms, and it has embittered me. Be mine — and I will 
love you with such a wealth of affection, that you will, at least, esteem 
and respect me. I will be your friend, to signal and avert darkly brood- 
ing storms — to strangle foul calumny in its birth. I will love you, not 
as the idle, gilded degraded toy, but as the true, spotless woman who 
gave me her name. Your griefs I will share, and I will so lighten, by 
incessant love and kindness, your home's work and cares, that you** life 
will be ever as the morn's refreshed waking, (kneels) Alice ! {attempts to 
take her hand) Alice ! 

Alice {moving from him). Enough, sir! 

Rich, {aside, still kneeling). Oh! {aloud) Stay! listen to me. Believe 
my love, undying 

Alice (going r.). Love ! As if it could exist in a villain's heart. 

Rich, (seizes her arm, turning her to left again). Enough of mawkish 
sentiment. Remain there, and let us not mince matters, now. You have, 
by your hatred, goaded me almost to despair, and here I tell you, Alice 
Stewart, I hate you, but you shall be mine, or you leave not this place 
alive. 

Alice. I despise your threats as much as I do your dissembling. I 
fear you not Scoundrels of your class are but cowards. 

Rich, (draws dagger). By Heaven ! yo\x shall pay for this ! (brings out 
flag) See the cursed colors of the North ! Thus do I trample them be- 
neath my feet ! 

Alice. Shame ! traitor, to thus insult the memory of your fathers. 
Shame, coward. Before a woman, you can act the braggart — but before 
a man, you would sneak into retreat . 

Rich. Then take this! (strikes at her. Shots heard. Richmond stops 
and turns to listen) What can this mean ? Yankees coming this way ] 

Alice. Yes! They are my friends ! Liberty or death ! (snatches re- 
volver from Richmond's belt, seizes flag and runs at back) One movement, 
and 1 fire — I will be free, or die beneath the flag that never knew defeat. 

Rich, (crouches in fear, and blows whistle. Enter Rebel Soldieks. l u. 
e. One of them seizes Alice's arm and ivrestles pistol from her). Now, you 
shall pay for your rashness ! (seizes her in his arms and exits, l. u. e. 
Brums heard.) 

Enter Harry, Dan, Benny and Soldiers, r. u. e. Rebel Soldiers re" 
treat ; Scrubbs drops and pretends to be dead. 



Dan. Quick, that way — secure him. 
Harry. This way, men, this way ! 



ACT V. 37 

Dan. Now, merciful Heaven, let our prayers be heard and give us suc- 
cess, {disappears at back among the rocks, while Richmond appears on the 
mountain, with Alice. Richmond drags her down to near the front. In the 
meanwhile, Scrubbs has risen and made good his escape.) 

Rich. Now, for my revenge. See, below, the precipice where death 
awaits you, if you refuse. Say you will be mine, or you die. 

Alice A thousand deaths rather than dishonor! (Harry appears at 
back, on mountain, with Soldiers) Harry! Harry ! Harry ! 

Harry. Heavens ! Quick. (Soldiers level their muskets as if to fire. 
Riciimo d points dagger at the breast of Alice.) 

Rich. Fire, if you dare, and I'll bury this blade in her heart ! 

Harry [strikes up muzzle of muskets with his sword). Stay ! he will kill 
her' 

Dan [emerging from among the rocks, strikes Richmond). Just in time ! 

Rich (staggers). Ha! Foiled, ye devils! {throws himself down preci- 
pice. Alice is received in the arms of Harry.) 

Dan (looking over precipice). Hold your hosses — I guess your goose is 
cooked this time. 

Ben. {seizing Dan's hand). Yours, truly. 

Tableau : Bed lights. \ 



ACT V. 

SCENE I.— A Highway. 

Bummers, led by Benny, enter at l. u. e. They carry fowls, vegetables, etc. 

Benny. Halt ! ye darned cusses. Let's rest here. Our skirmishing 
for hen-coops and duck-ponds entitles us to a rest, {looking off) Keep 
shady ; here comes one of the chivalry. , 

Enter Clergyman, with carpet bag, l. u. e. 

Hold on there, stranger ; where are you going '\ 

Clergyman. I am going to preach in the next village. Pray let me 
pass. 

Ben. What have you got in that bag ? (Clergyman tries to escape) No 
use, my Christian friend — we're going to know what you carry in there. 

Clergyman. I am a clergyman, gentlemen, on a peaceful mission. 
Pray do not detain me. 

Ben. It don't make any difference what your mission is, we are going 
to dig into the vitals of your travelling companion to see what its robust 
corporosky contains ; in vulvar language, we're going to see what you've 
got in that bag ! {wrests it from him.) 

• Clergyman. Please do not take my sermon, for I have to preach to- 
night. I assure you, that within that antiquated and very serviceable 
friend, nothing that the most covetous couid long for, can be found. It 
contains but 

Ben. Draw in your breath, stranger ; you can have your bag presently. 
{has opened bag and pulls out long linen duster. Hands it to a Bummer, who 
puts it on) That's his surplice, ain't it, boys 1 {takes out black botde) Hal- 
loa ! here is his sermon. Let's see what the text is. {reads label on bottle) 
Old Rye Whiskey ! That's a gol-darned good text, if the sermon will 
only go around. I've read its text, now for the perusal of its contents. 



38 OUE HEROES. 

(drinks, and passes it to Bummers) Peruse, boys. Pretty fiery sermon. 
(smarts his lips) It generally has a powerful effect on a congregation. 
(pulls oat an old white hat) That's his chapeau. (takes out a pack of cards) 
Darn my buttons, but here's his credentials. How are you, clergyman ? 
(general laugh,) 

Clergyman I beg of you, desist. You have robbed me of my medi- 
cine, and I shall suffer in consequence. Besides, I have an appointment. 

Ben. Here is your bag, and here's the cover to your sermon, which 
was excellent. Good-bye, friend — yours, truly. (Clergyman going, l.) 
Say, you long-winded cuss — you can fill out another sermon from the 
same text, — the subject ain't exhausted by any means. (Exit Clergyman, 
r. u. e.) Well, boys, that fellah must be one of the hard-shell Baptists 
you read about. Darn my buttons, but his sermon was red hot. Hal- 
loa, here's another of them preachers. 

Enter Rev. Amasa Goodkind, l. u. e. 

How are you, old Gospel dispensary 1 

Goodkind. Good day, gentlemen — I am weak, (shows signs of exhaus- 
tion) and really glad to meet you. My son is somewhere in this vicinity, 
wounded and being cared for by some good colored people — and I have 
been searching for him until I am faint, (about to fall.) 

Ben. (steadying him). Stand up — don't you go a- swooning around here 
— sofas are too scarce, (aside) I guess he wants a drink, (aloud) Here's 
something that'll put life into you. (handing bottle.) 

Good. What is in this bottle I 

Ben. Don't be so darned pertik'lar — but drink. It's whiskey. 

Good, (handing back bottle). No, gentlemen, no. Take back your poison 
— though I am weak and faint, I will not drink your rum. 

Ben. Halloa ! what's the matter with you] Who are you 1 

Good. I am a minister of the Gospel, (Bummers drop their bags, and 
gather around him gradually) and a member of the commission sent out 
from Massachusetts to assist and give comforts to the brave defenders of 
the Union. I was engaged in such duties when I heard of my poor boy, 
and am now in search of him, that I may press him to my heart, ere, 
perhaps, his soul takes its flight to Him who created it 

Ben. Boys, fall in here — and help him along, (to Goodkind) Then, 
you practice what you preach % 

Good. With God's help 1 try to do so. 

Ben. And you won't drink ? 

Good. No, gentlemen, no. I must decline, though your offer is 
freighted with so much kindness. 

Ben. Friend, (grasping his hand) yours, truly. Excuse us — we're 
rough — and not used to meetin' men like you very often — but I guess 
none of us have yet forgotten the counsels we have received from our 
good mothers. 

Good, i know it. 

Ben. Here, boys, some water ! (a Bummer hands canteen and Goodkind 
drinks) It ain't often we get a chance to show that our hearts are in the 
right place, in '.eligious matters ; but when it offers itself were always 
ready to prove, that while we may be rough and don't have much gentil- 
ity about us, we can tell the difference between a bogus Christian ami 
one of the genuine kind, and we don't forget that we were once taught 
that God is our Master, and to practice charity. So cheer up. Here, 
boys, take this good man to camp (two Bummers support Goodkind) and 
give him something to eat. I guess the Kernel : 11 take care of him. 

Good. Thank you. [Exit, r. u. e., with two Bummers, 



ACT Y. 39 

Ben. Now, boys, let us move on. 

Enter Corporal Scrubbs and Rebel Soldiers, l. u. e. 

Scrubbs. Halt, there — down with those chickens. (Soldiers cover 
Bummers with their muskets.) 

Ben. Eh! oh! why, boys, what's the use of makin' a fuss — sit down 
here and have something to eat and to drink. Why, we'll share with you 
— won't we, boys ? {winking at them.) 

Bummers. Yes, yes. Certainly ! 

Scrubbs. Well, seeing that you're friendly — we don't mind if we take 
a sup with you. Do we, boys? 

Rebels. No, no, certainly not. 

Ben. Well, come along, and sit down here. (Rfbels stand their mus- 
kets against trees, etc., and sit with Bummers) Pass our sermon, boys. 
{handing bottle aroim d) j Peruse, gentlemen, peruse — our sermon is most 
instructive, [whispers to nearest Bummer, who gets up, ivhile the attention of 
the Rebels is drawn away from their muskets, and pours the water from his 
canten into the barrels of the latter, then resumes his seat quietly. Benny 
jumps up, pistol in hand) Now, my esteemed secesh cusses — pick up those 
bags. 

Scrubbs and Rebels {jumping up and seizing their muskets). Betray'd ! 
Down with the Yanks ! 

Ben. (to Bummers, who have drawn their pistols). Now, boys, when I 
give the signal pepper 'em. [to Rebels, who have ineffectually snapped their 
arms) No use, you gray cusses, you can snap but you can't bite. You 
read our sermon, but you couldn t see the point. So pick up those bags 
and go ahead of us. Now, boys, ready ! aim ! (Rebels pick up bags, fowls, 
vegetables, etc., and walk ahea>l y followed by Bummers with aimed pistols) 
That's the most effective preaching I've done in a long while. 

[All exd at r. u. e. 

SCENE II — Camp of Union Troops on the march. Tents, camp-fires, elc. 
Soldiers lying Jtere and there, some occupying themselves in chatting, 
others, in playng cards, etc. As scene opens, band heard discoursing 
" Hail Columbia?' 

Enter Bummers and Rebels, r. 3 e. 

Soldiers. Halloa ! 

Ben. Halt! [to Bummers) Now, boys, take those gray cusses down to 
the guard-house until I leport to the Colonel, and I guess he'll find a 
place for them. (Rebels univiiliny to go) Now, boys, ready ! aim! (Reb- 
els march off and exit, at l. 2 e ) 

Carl. Say, Shargeant, you vas take dem repels — und they keep their 
guns — und don't shoot you ] 

Ben. Yes, they can't shoot wiih them muskets unless they put dry 
powder in them. I took care to have their barrels filled with water be- 
t>)re they got occasion to use them . against us. {general laugh) Well, 
Dutchy. darn yer buttons, we're goin' home. Ain't you glad ? 

Carl. Oh, mine coodness, I vas peen fine all over. I vants New York 
for sower-crout. 

Bex. There, there, you are — greedy as ever; ye think of nothin' but 
eatin'. 

Carl. Eating vas goot — don't you like eating 1 

Ben. When I'm hungry, certainly. 

Carl. Veil, I vas peen hungry all der dimes. 



40 OUH HEROES. 

Ben. I know it, darn ye. It's always the way with you — even when 
there's fighting to be did. Now, did you notice some time ago, how I 
got rid of that 'tarnal rebel who had carried away Alice Stewart — didn't 
I knock him down that mountain hole, and make him feel like a flattened 
pumpkin — didn't 11 

Carl {ivith surprise). You vas schlop 'im on the copa ! 

Bin. Yes. 

Carl. Nay — dot skrout vas peen de man. 

Ben. Who? 

Carl. Dot skrout mens — dot fellah vat vas peen vild as der dyvil. 

Bex. You mean the scout, Wild Dan. 

Carl. Yaw — dot vas de fellah. 

Ben. Well, if lie hadn't done it, I would. So it's all the same. 

Carl. Oh ! you vas too schmart. Say Shargeant, I vas peen purty 
hard up Lent me fumf zehn cents. I vas peen pay you all might. 

Ben. (aside). Oh ! oh ! (aloud) Well, Dutchy, I will, as soon as we are 
mustered out (sta> ts to go.) 

Carl {stopping him). Say, Shargeant, I vas hafe a fine knife from my 
Yerman gountry 

"BiiN. Oh, get out. {runs out, l. u. e.) 

Caul. Dot mans vas humpug, sure. Veil, dis vorld vas peen full of 
droobles for me, any vay. 

Enter Harry as a Colonel, l. u. e. 

{salutes) Kernel, ve vas peen gone py dot blace ve call homes. Eh 1 

Har. Yes, my good man, the war is over. Lee and Johnston have 
surrendered, and our regiment is to be mustered out as soon as we reach 
Washington. 

Carl. Is dot so 1 

Har. Before we part, I have one duty to perform, and that is, to thank 
you, from the very bottom of my heart, for the part you took in the res- 
cue of Miss Alice Stewart from the power of that bad man — Richmond 
Magruder. 

Carl. Oh ! Kurne , I vas only peen doing my duty as a man. 

Har. I know it. Ami not only in that instance, but throughout the 
war, have you and Tim O'Brien, by genuine devotion to your adopted 
country, thrown a m ver-fading lustre on the good name of the adopted 
sons of America, coming from your respective countries. 

Carl {overcome). Mine Gott, Kurnel, I vas peen only a poor Deitch- 
man, but I'sh peen drue to dis gountry. And if dot repel Magruder vas 
peen not dead 

Har. I heard that he still lives ; but he will not attempt to injure me 
any more. 

Carl. You petter look oud — he vas peen der dyvil, dot fellah 

Har. Well, I forgive him ! 

Enter Benny, l. u. e. 

Benny. Good morning, Kernel; when do we go to Washington, to be 
mustered out ? 

Har. To-day, I think. But behave yourselves, boys; don't bring any 
disgrace on the regiment after going through the war in such gallant 
style 

Ben. Three cheers for Kernel Woodruff. (Soldiers cheer.) 

Har. Thank you, boys. I owe it all to your b a> cry. Thank you. 

[Exit, modestly, r, u. e. 



ACT V. 41 

Ben, Boys, darn my skins, I'd like to be in the Kernel's place, when 
he i^ets home — lie's going to get spliced. 

Carl. Is dot so 7 

Bex. Yes, and to my cousin — the prettiest gal in the town. But never 
mind the girl and the splicin' — it makes a fellah feel queer about the 
heart. Dutch y, give us a song. 

Soldiers. Yes, a song — a song. 

Carl sings. Afterwards scene closes as Soldiers cheer. 
SCENE III.— A Street. 

Enter Jeff (with portmanl eau) , dressed in civilian clothes, l. 

Jeff. Ough ! Golly, dis am tough work. It's about time we got 
home — Kernel Woodruff would have to carry his own luggage, if we 
wasn't. Dis ere cullud gen'man's done gone got tired o' working, after 
fighting all fru de war. Golly, didn't I fight, though ? {going r.) 

Enter Pompey, r., also in civilian dress, running, knocks down Jeff. 

Jeff (down). Say, yere, you black nigger, what d'ye mean ? (rises.) 

Pompey. What's de matter wid you, nigger ? 

Jeff. What for you frew me down ? I'll mash you in de jaw if ye 
don't look out. I is no plantation nigger like you — I is a cullud gen' man. 
• Pomp. You a cullud gen'man I Ough ! you'se de ugliest nigger lever 
saw. 

Jeff {recognizing him). What! Eh ! It is — No, it ain't — Yes, it is — 

Pomp. What! Jeff! 

Jeff. Pompey ! {they embrace) Why, you ugly moke, whar has you 
been ? 

Pomp. I'se been in de wars. 

Jeff. Glad to see you, broder in a sacred cause, (aside) I'll fool dis 
nigger. 

Pomp. Whar am you gwine wid dat portmantoo 1 

Jeff. Whar? I'se gwjne to Kernel Woodruff's. You know whar it 
is, don't you? He's waiting fur it. 

Pomp. De Kernel's gwine to get spliced, ain't he 1 

Jeff. Not afore he gets dis ere portmantoo— his swaller-tail coat is in 
dar. 

Pomp. Come along — I'll help you tote it. 

Jeff. No, you don't — dar's fifty cents in dis job. 

Pomp. Fifty cents 1 Golly, nigger, I'll tote it fur a quarter. 

Jeff. Well, then, take it along, Buck. 

Pomp, (taking up portmanteau). Fifty cents ! It's more money dan I'se 
seen in a month. Whar did you say ] Kernel Woodruff's ] 

Jeff. Yes. 

Pomp. All rigjit, nigger. [Exit at r. 

Jeff. Ha ! ha ! ha ! Dat nigger is a fool. He's gwine to carry that 
fur nuffin — ha ! ha ! ha ! 

Enter Dan at l., in captain's uniform. 

Dan (dapping Jeff on the shoulder). Say, beautiful snow, which is the 
way to the church 1 or don't you know ] 

Jeff. Ough ! (recognizing him) Beg pardon, Mr. Wildman. (aside) 
What brings him up dis way ? 



42 OTJB. HEROES. 

Dan. I'm waiting for an answer, and if you don't be particularly lively 
about it, I'll give you a dose of shoe leather. 

Jeff. All right, boss. It's about a mile from here, right straight 
ahead on dat road, {pointing r.) l'se gwine dat way, and I'll show you 
de church. 

Dan. Well, then, go ahead and I'll follow. 

Jeff. All right, boss. [Exits, r. 

Dan. Now, to meet my darlings, and press them once more to my 
heart. [Exits, r. 

SCENE IV. — Parlor in Mr. Stewart's home. 

Enter Alice, in wedding dress, mid Mr. Stewart, r. 

Mr. Stewart. I have given you my consent long ago — and I will not 
take it back, now that you are about to give yourself to the man of your 
choice. 

Alice. Thank you, dear father — your words give me much cheer. 
Harry is good, noble and true. 

Mr S. As long as fortune smiles upon me, you may scorn to give even 
a thought to need — though Harry is poor 

Alice. True, father, he is poor in what the world calls gold, but 
vastly rich in true love's devotion. 

Mr. S. And 1 would not bring any opposition to your choice — but re- 
flect well — to-morrow might see me a poor man. — and then, you, my 
child, would, perhaps, suffer privations, and it would break my heart. 

Alice. His ambition, his manly heart will not permit him to remain 
inactive, at least- 
Ma. S. Ambition seldom reaches the height of its aim, yet if Harry 
succeeds in civil, as he has in military life, he must attain fortune. 

Alice. Your words cheer me, dear father, as they did when I ventured 
amidst the dangers and annoyances of the war to attend to our sick and 
wounded boys. 

Mr. S. And I am doubly proud of you for the self-sacrificing part you 
took in the war. You're well worthy of the greatest hero. 

Alice. You will spoil me, dear father ! 

Mr. S. (kissing her). There, there, you are a good child, and my wishes 
for your happiness go with you. 

Enter Friends, etc. 

Our friends have come. The regiment will be waiting for us. Come. 

[All exit at bach. 

SCENE V.— A Street 

Enter Tim, on crutches, Carl and Jeff, r. 

Tim. Now, be aisy w r id yer tongues, ye divils. Phat is it ye want wid 
Timothy O'Brien ? 

Jeff. We want you to see the wedding of Massa Kurnel Woodruff 
and Miss Stewart — dat's all, boss. 

Tim. Be the powers of Bridget Mulcahey, is it de likes of ye dat 
Kurnel Woodruff would have at his wedding 1 Why, bad luck to ye, ye 
haven't got even a dacent pair of brogues on your feet. 



ACT V. 43 

Jeff. Brogues ! (Jolly, do you take dis ere cullud pusson for an 
Irishman 1 {goes to l.) 

Tim. Gorra ! Go get de soot scraped out of yer face, ye son of a na- 
ger. The man dat'd take ye for an Irishman would take me for Quane 
Victoria ! ain't dat so, Dutchy ? 

Carl. I don't know. I vas peen no pizziness mit dot fellah — Victo- 
rora. 

Tim. Howld your whisht, man — I said Victoria. Ye're as big a dunce 
as dat black divil over there. 

Carl. Oh ! you vas peen a bad mans. Ven you got died, you vas 
peen gone py dot hot blaces 

Tim. Be the powers of war, I'd like to die the day you do. 

Carl. How's clot ? 

Tim. Arrah ! sure, the divil'd be so much taken up wid ye, he'd for- 
get me intirely. But see, the regiment is coming this way. 

[All three exit, l. 

SCENE VI. — Landscape at back. Church at r. 3 e. 

Enter Richmond, l. u. e., stealthily. 

Richmond. This must be the church— I overheard some men say it is 
here they are to be married. So be it. It is a fine spot for an escape 
— and ere another hour rolls by, I will snatch the cup of bliss from their 
lips. I cannot have survived that terrible fall over the precipice to be 
foiled again. No — this time my vengeance will be swift, aye, swift as 
death. Then let the earth open, and, in its deep abyss, let it hide my 
despair, {footsteps heard, and he aisappears at r., behind the church.) 

Enter Tim, Carl and JErF, l. 2 e. 

Carl. Py cracious, Teem, you vas peen a pr.llypoy. Of you vas peen 
a Yerman you vas peen a pully poyer. 

Tim. Howld yer gab. Dutchy. I'd jist as soon be brother to dis na- 
ger, than be a Dutchman. 

Jeff. You're right, boss. 

Tim. And I'd jist as soon be a monkey at once than be such a bad imi- 
tation of one as ye are. 

Carl. Pully, pully. Look owit Dot rechiments vas coming py dese 
places. Wourah ! 

Enter Regimrnt at l., commanded by ColonelWoodruff, who turns over 
the command to the Lieutenant-Coloni l. The Troops are massed in 
columns of Companies on left of stage, facing church, and brought to a rest. 
Harry meets his father and mother, at e. 2 e. ; they embrace. 

Harry. Home at last, dear parents. (Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff, after 
the embrace, seem to look for the absent son) I understand you. Jack is 
not here. Alas — we must bow submissively to the will of the Almighty. 
His wife and children shall be ours to care for. 

Mr. W. There will be one vacant chair, and the dear one will be 
sadly missed ; but we gave him to our country, and God took him to his 
care 

Mrs. W. Where, let us hope, we will some day meet him. 

Har. Till then, my good father and mother, I will try, by renewed 
devotion, to make you forget that we have lost him. 



44 OUli HEROES. 

Mr. W. You have a noble heart, Harry ; but see who comes ! 

Enter Alice, and her friends, including Dr. Bolus, Mr. Stewart, Mrs. 
Sanford, and Mary, r. 2 e. 

Har. Alice! 

Alice. Harry ! 

Mr. S. Now, let us go into the church, {organ begins to p'ay, and all 
but Soldiers enter church, except Mrs. Sanford and Little Mary, who 
stop in centre.) 

Bex. {comes down to them). Come, little girl, give me your hand. 
Be more cheerful, Mrs. Sanford. I'll jest take car^pf ye — until Dan 
comes up this way, and then, by the 'tarnal, he can jest manoeuvre his 
own command. 

Mrs. S. Thank you, sir ; but will he soon come 1 

Ben. I can't zactly say, jest now, when he'll come; but, you. bet 
hell come, as long as he sed so. (Mrs. Sanford and Mary enter church.) 

Enter Mehitable, at r'. 2 e. 

Mehitable. Why, Benny ! 

Ben. How are you, Mehit 7 (kisses her) Yours, truly. I'll be darned 
but you're jest in time. The minister is in there, and everything is ready 
— speak out ; will you say the word ? 

Mehit. Well, you're kind o' sudden in your way o' popping the ques- 
tion 

Ben. Pop be darned ! I'm talking about business now ; I've got no 
money — no good clothes — if you marry me you'll never be anything but 
a farmer's wife. Will you do it J 

Mehit. Well, I rockon I will. Come along. 

Ben. {to Soldiers). Boys, I'm gone up. 

Soldif.rs. Go it, Benny. 

Ben. Yours, truly, (enters church with Mehitable.) 

Officer (commands). Attention, Battalion ! Shoulder arms! Present 
arms ! 

Bkidal Party enters from church ; when Alice and Harry have reached the 
centre of the stage, Richmond enters, r. 4 e., from behind the church, 
with wild looks and dishevelled hair. 

Richmond Now, die, and take my curse, (strikes at them with dagger. 
Movement of Harry and Alice, and screams of the latter.) 

Enter Dan, with pistol, e. 2 e., fires at Richmond, who falls. 

Dan. Hold your hosses ! I was watching you— guess that'll settle 
you ! 

Officer {commands). Shoulder arms ! Right face! Forward march ! 
Column left, march ! (taking position at back for tableau.) 

Mrs. S. ) Husband! 

Mary. ] Papa! 

Rich. Curse you all ! (dies, and is carried off.) 

Har. We owe you another debt of gratitude. 

Dan. You owe me nothing since my darlings have found among you 
the home and comfort they could not find among their people. And we 
will bless you, and pray for your happiness in the life you have this day 
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Altce. Remain with us and your darlings will be ours. 
Dan. Thanks; and now, may priceless peace, bought with a nation's 
blocd, be forever permanent in the land ! 

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STAGE DIRECTIONS. 

R. means Bight of Stage, facing the Audience ; L. Left ; C. Centre ; R. C. Right 
of Centre ; L. C. Left of Centre. D. F. Door in the Flat, or Scene running across 
the back of the Stage ; C. D. F. Centre Door in the Flat ; R. D. F. Right Door in 
the Flat; L. C. F. Left Door in the Flat ; R. D. Right Door ; L. D. Left Door ; 1 E. 
First Entrance ; 2 E. Second Entrance ; U. E. Upper Entrance ; 1, 2 or 3 G. First 
Second or Third Groove. 

R. R. C. C. R. C. L. 

KF" The reader is supposed to be upon the stage facing the audience. 



DB WITT'S 

ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMA. 



" Let those laugh now who never laughed before, 
And those who always laughed now laugh the more." 

Nothing so thorough and complete in the way of Ethiopian and Comic DramaJ' 
t&y ever been printed as those that appear in the following list. Not only are thoj 
,pior.» excellent, the characters droll, the incidents funni , the language humorous f I 
but a*J the situations, by-play, positions, pantomimic business, scenery, and tricks 
are sc plainly set down and clearly explained, that the merest novice could put 
any of tnern on the stage. Included in this catalogue are all the most iaughable 
and effective pieces of their class ever produced. 

#% In ordering, please copy the figures at the commencement of each play, 
which indicate the number of the piece in " De Witt's Ethiopian and Comic 
Drama." 

B5F" Any of the following plays sent, postage free, on receipt of price— - 
15 Cents Each. Address, 

CLINTON T. DE WITT, 

JVb. 33 Rose Street, New York. 



ZW The figures In th« columns indicate the number of characters — M. ma!e s 
T.fwiale, 



No, , m. F. 

73. African Box, burlesque, 2 scene 5 

107. Africanus Bluebeard, musical 

Ethiopian burlesque 6 2 

43. Baby Elephant, sketch, 2 scene 7 1 
79. Barney's Courtship, musical 

interlude, 1 act 1 1 

42. Bad Whiskey, sketch. 1 scene. 2 1 
6. Black Cuap from Whitechapel, 

negro piece 4 

10. Black Chemist, sketch, 1 scene 3 

11. Black-ey'd William, sketch, 2 

scenes 4 1 

40. Big Mistake, sketch, 1 scene ..40 

78. Bogus Indian, sketch, 4 scenes 5 2 
89. Bogus Talking Machines (The) 

farce, 1 scene . , 4 

24. Bruised and Cured, sketch, 1 

scene 2 

108. Charge of the Hash Brigade, 

Irish musical sketch 2 2 

35. Coal Heaver's Revenge, negro 

sketch, 1 scene 6 

j41. Cremation, sketch, 2 scenes... 8 1 

) 12. Daguerreotypes. sketch, 1 scene 3 
53. Damon and Pythias, burlesque, 

2 scenes 5 1 

63. Darkey's Stratagem, 1 act — 3 1 
110. De Black Magician, Ethiopian 

comicality, 1 scene 4 2 

til. Deeds of Darkness, Ethiopian 

extravaganza, 1 act 6 1 

50. Draft (The), sketch, 1 act 6 

04 Dutchman^ Gho&t, 1 bceae... 4 1 



No. 

95. 
67. 
4. 
98. 
52. 
25. 

51. 



106. 

83. 

77. 

17. 
58. 
31. 
20. 
82. 
86. 
70. 
61. 
23. 

3. 

48. 
68. 
71. 
33. 

W4. 



M. P. 

Dutch Justice, sketch, 1 scene 11 

Editor's Troubles, farce, 1 see. 6 

Eh ? What is It ? sketch 4 1 

Elopement (The), farce, 1 scene 4 1 
Excise Trials, sketch, 1 scene. 10 1 
Fehow that Looks Like Me, in- 
terlude, 1 scene • • ■ 2 * 

Fisherman's Luck, 1 scene 2 

First Night (The), Dutch farce, 

1 act 4 a 

Gambrinus, King of Lager 
Beer, Ethiopian buriesqm 2 

scenes ...... 8 1 

German Emigrant (The), sketch 

1 scene 2 3 

Getting Square on the Call Boy, 

sketch, 1 scene 3 

Ghost (The), sketch, 1 act 2 Q 

Ghost in a Pawnshop, 1 scene. 4 <J 

Glycerine Oil, sketch. 3 C 



Going for the Cup. interlude. 
Good Night's Rest, 1 scene 
Gripsack, sketch, 1 scene... 
Guide to the Stage, sketch ... 3 

Happy Couple, 1 scene 2 

Hard Times, extravaganza, 1 

scene 5 

Hemmed In, sketch 3 

High Jack, the Heeler, 1 scene 6 

Hippotheatron. sketch 9 

In and Out. sketch, 1 scene... 2 

Jealous Husband, sketch 2 

Julius, the Snoozer, 3 fcoenee , ? 



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3 



DE WITT'S ETHIOPIAN AND COMIC DRAMA (Continued). 



Ko. m. r. No. 

1G3. Katrina's Little Game, Dutch 39. 

act, 1 scene 1 2 75. 

1. Last of the Mohicans, sketch.. 3 1 

36. Laughing Gas, sketch, 1 scene. 6 1 93. 

18. Live Injun, sketch, 4 scenes. .. 4 1 29. 
60. Lost Will, sketch 4 97. 

37. Lucky Job, farce, 2 scenes.... 3 2 

90. Lunatic (The), farce, 1 scene.. 3 99. 
,J)9. Making a Hit, farce, 2 scenes.. 4 j 

19. Malicious Trespass, 1 scene 3 j 85. 

i'96. Midnight Intruder (The), farce, I 112, 

T 1 scene 6 1 ! 113 

.101 Mollie Moriarty, Irish music- 114 

al sketch, 1 scene 1 1 

8. Mutton Trial, sketch, 2 scenes 4 115 
44 Musical Servant, sketch, 1 see. 3 
49 Night in a Strange Hotel, 

sketch, 1 scene 2 

2;7. Obeying Orders, sketch 1 scene 2 1 117 
27.- One Hundredth Night of Ham- n8 

let, sketch 7 1 

SO. One Night in a Barroom, 119. 

sketch 7 

76. One, Two, Three, 1 scene 7 120. 

87. Pete and the Peddler, Negro 

and Irish sketch, 1 scene 2 1 12I. 

9. Policy Players, sketch, 1 scene 7 
57. Pompey's Patients, interlude., 122. 

2 scenes . . 6 

65. Porter's Troubles, 1 scene 6 1 123. 

06. Port Wine vs. Jealousy, sketch 2 1 

91. Painter's Apprentice (The), 124 

farce, 1 scene — 5 

92. Polar Bear (The), 1 scene 4 1 125. 

14. Recruiting Office, sketch, 1 act. 5 

45. Remittance from Home, 126. 

sketch, 1 scene 6 

105. Rehearsal (The), Irish farce, 2 

scenes 4 2 

55. Rigging a Purchase, sketch, 1 

scene 3 

81. Rival Artists, sketch, 1 scene. 3 

26 Rival Tenants, sketch 4 

15. Sam's Courtship, farce, 1 act.. 2 1 

59. Sausage Makers, 2 scenes 5 1 

50. Scenes on the Mississippi, 

2 scenes 6 

21. Scampini, pantomime, 2 scenes 6 3 

84. Serenade(The), sketch, 2 scenes 7 

38. Siamese Twins, 2 scenes 5 

74. Sleep Walker, sketch, 2 scenes 3 

46. Slippery Day, sketch, 1 scene. 6 1 
69. Squire for a Day, sketch 5 1 

56. Stage-struck Couple, 1 scene.. 2 1 
72. Stranger, burlesque, 1 scene... 1 2 

and 2 children. 

7. Stupid Servant, sketch, 1 scene 2 

13. Streets of New York, 1 scene . 6 

16. Storming the Fort, 1 scene 5 

47. Take it, Don't Take It, 1 scene 2 
54. Them Papers, sketch, 1 scene. 3 

100. Three Chiefs (The), 2 scenes ..60 

102. Three A. M., sketch, 2 scenes. 3 1 
34. Three Strings to One Bow, 

sketch, 1 scene 4 1 

2. Tricks, sketch 5 2 

104. Two Awf uls (The), 1 scene.... 5 

5. Two Black Roses, sketch 4 1 

28. Uncle. Eph'a Dream, 2 scenes.. 3 1 

62. Vinegar Bitters, sketch, 1 scene 6 1 

&. Wake Up, William Henry.... 3 



M. F. 

Wanted, a Nurse, 1 scene 4 

Weston the Walkist, Dutch 

sketch, 1 scene ** t 

What Shall I Take ? farce, 1 act 8 1 

Who Died First ? 1 scene 3 1 

Who's the Actor ? farce, 1 

scene 4 

Wrong Woman iu the Right 

Place, sketch, 2 scenes ... 2 2 

Young Scamp, sketch, 1 scene. 3 
The Coming Man, sketch, 1 act 3 1 

Ambition, farce, 2 scenes , 7 

One Night in a Medical College, 

sketch, 1 scene 7 1 

Private Boarding, comedy, 1 

scene 5 1 

Zacharias 1 Funeral, farce, 1 

scene 5 

Motor Bellows, comedy, 1 scene ^t„ 
Helen's Funny Babies, bur- ™ 

f'esque 6 

My Wife's Visitors, comic 

drama, 1 s- cene 6 1 

Body Snatchers (The), Negro 

sketch, 2 scenes 3 1 

Stocks Up ! Stocks Down ! 

Negro farce, 1 scene 2 

Ticket Taker, Negro farce, 1 

scene 2 

The Intelligence Office, Ethio- 

pian sketch, 1 scene 2 1 

Deaf as a Post, Ethiopian 

sketch, 1 scene 2 

Oh, Hush ! Negro Operatic 

Olio, 3 scenes 4 1 

Black Statue, Negro farce, 1 

scene -i S 

Blinks and Jinks, Ethiopian 

sketch, 1 scene . . 3 3 



DE WITT'S ACTING PLAYS (Continued). 



"1 
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No. 
144. 

34. 
137. 
111. 
119. 
165. 

48. 

32. 
164. 
109. 

85. 

8?. 
113. 
189. 
163. 
154. 

63. 

39. 
7. 

49. 

15. 

46. 

51. 
184. 
108. 
188. 
169. 
130. 

92. 
193. 

140. 

115. 

2. 

57. 
104. 
112. 
185. 

84. 
117. 

171. 
14. 

173. 
176. 

90. 
170. 

33. 
3. 

97. 

66. 

172, 
94. 
45. 

155. 

178. 

147. 
156. 

82. 
12?. 



Lancashire Lass, melodrama, 5 acts. 12 
Larkins' Love Letters, farce, 1 act.. 3 

L'Article 47, drama, 3 acts 11 

Liar (The), comedy, 2 acts 7 

Life Chase, drama, 5 acts 14 

Living Statue (The), farce, 1 act 3 

Little Annie's Birthday, farce, 1 act. 2 

Little Rebel, farce, 1 act 4 

Little Ruby, drama, 3 acts 6 

Locked In, comedietta, 1 act 2 

Locked In with a Lady, sketch, 1 act. 1 

Locked Out, comic scene 1 

Lodgers and Dodgers, farce, 1 act.. 4 
Leap Year, musical duality, 1 act. . . 1 

Marcoretti, drama, 3 acts 10 

Maria and Magdalena, play, 4 acts . 8 
Marriage at Any Price, farce, 1 act . 5 
Master Jones' Birthday, farce, 1 act. 4 

Maud's Peril, drama, 4 acts 5 

Midnight Watch, drama, 1 act 8 

Milky White, drama, 2 acts 4 

Miriam's Crime, drama, 3 acts 5 

Model of a Wife, farce, 1 act 3 

Money, comedy, 5 acts 17 

Mr. Scroggins, farce, 1 act 3 

Mr. X., farce, 1 act 3 

My Uncle's Suit, farce, 1 act 4 

My Wife's Diary, farce, 1 act 3 

My W T ife's Out, farce, 1 act 2 

My Walking Photograph, musical 

duality, 1 act 1 

Never Reckon Your Chickens, etc., 

farce, 1 act 3 

New Men and Old Acres, comedy, 3 8 

Nobody's Child, drama, 3 acts 8 

Noemie, drama, 2 acts 4 

No Name, drama, 5 acts 7 

Not a Bit Jealous, farce, 1 act 3 

Not So Bad as We Seem, play, 5 acts. 14 

Not Guilty, drama, 4 acts .10 

Not Such a Fool as He Looks, drama, 

3 acts 5 

Nothing Like Paste, farce, 1 act 3 

No Thoroughfare, drama, 5 acts and 

prologue 13 

Off the Stage, comedietta, 1 act. ... 3 
On Bread and Water, farce, 1 act. . . 1 

Only a Halfpenny, farce, 1 act 2 

Only Somebody, farce, 1 act 4 

One too Many for Him, farce, 1 act. 2 

£100,000, comedy, 3 acts 8 

Orange Blossoms, comedietta, 1 act. 3 
Orange Girl, drama, in prologue 

and 3 acts .18 

Ours, comedy, 3 acts 6 

Our Clerks, farce, 1 act 7 

Our Domestics, comedy farce, 2 acts 6 
•Our Heroes, military play, 5 acts. . .24 
Out at Sea, drama in prologue and 

4 acts 16 

Overland Route, comedy, 3 acts 11 

Peace at Any Price, farce, 1 act 1 

Peep o' Day, drama, 4 acts 12 

Peggy Green, farce, 1 act 3 10 

Petticoat Parliament, extravaganza, 

in one act 15 24 

Photographic Fix, farce, 1 act 3 2 

A COMPLETE 



No. M. J. 

61. Plot and Passion, drama, 3 acts 7 2 

138. Poll and Partner Joe, burlesque, 1 

act 10 3 

Poppletoirs Predicaments, farce, 13 6 

Porter's Knot, drama, 2 acts 8 2 

Post Boy, drama, 2 acts 5 



110. 

50. 

59. 

95. Pretty Horse-Breaker, farce, 1 act. . 3 10 

181 and 182. Queen Mary, drama, 4 acte.38 8 

157. Quite at Home, comedietta, 1 act. ..52 
196. Queerest Courtship (The), comic op 

eretta, 1 act 1 1 

132. Race for a Dinner, farce, 1 act 10 

183. Richelieu, play, 5 acts 16 2 

38. Rightful Heir, drama, 5 acts 10 2 

77. Roll of the Drum, drama, 3 acts 8 4 

13. Ruy Bias, drama, 4 acts 12 4 

194. Rum, drama, 3 acts 7 4 

195. Rosemi Shell, travesty, 1 act, 4 

scenes 6 3 

158. School, comedy, 4 acts 6 6 

79. Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, drama, 17 5 

37. Silent Protector, farce, 1 act 3 2 

35. Silent Woman, farce, 1 act 2 1 

43. Sisterly Service, comedietta, 1 act.. 7 2 
6. Six Months Ago, comedietta, 1 act. 2 1 

10. Snapping Turtles, duologue, 1 act. . 1 1 

26. Society, comedy, 3 acts 16 5 

78. Special Performances, farce, 1 act. . 7 3 
31. Taming a Tiger, farce, 1 act 3 

150. Tell-Tale Heart, comedietta, 1 act. . 1 2 

120. Tempest in a Teapot, comedy, 1 act. 2 1 
146. There's no Smoke Without Fire, 

comedietta, 1 act 1 2 

83. Thrice Married, personation piece, 

lact 6 1 

42. Time and the Hour, drama, 3 acts. 7 3 

27. Time and Tide, drama, 3 acts and 

prologue 7 5 

133. Timothy to the Rescue, farce, 1 act. 4 2 
153. 'Tis Better to Live than to Die, 

farce, 1 act 2 1 

134. Tompkins the Troubadour, farce, 13 2 
29. Turning the Tables, farce, 1 act 5 3 

168. Tweedie's Rights, comedy, 2 acts.. 4 2 

126. Twice Killed, farce, 1 act 6 3 

56. Two Gay Deceivers, farce, 1 act 3 

123. Two Polts, farce, 1 act 4 4 

198. Twin Sisters (The), comic operetta, 

lact .... 3 1 

162. Uncle's Will, comedietta, 1 act 2 1 

106. Up for the Cattle Show, farce, 1 act. 6 2 

81. Vandyke Brown, farce, 1 act 3 3 

124. Volunteer Review, farce, 1 act 6 6 

91. Walpole, comedy, 3 acts 7 2 

118. Wanted, a Young Lady, farce, 1 act. 3 

44. War to the Knife, comedy, 3 acts. . . 5 4 
105. Which of the Two? comedietta, lact 2 10 

98. Who is Who? farce, 1 act 3 2 

12. Widow Hunt, comedy, 3 acts 4 4 

5. William Tell with a Vengeance, 

burlesque 8 2 

136. Woman in Red, drama, 3 acts and 

prologue 6 

161. Woman's Vows and Mason's Oaths, 

4 acts 10 4 

11. Woodcock's Little Game, farce, 2 4 4 

54. Young Collegian (Cantab.), farce, 13 3 

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